Psalm 90

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:16

Let thy work appear unto thy servants ,.... Either the work of Providence, in conducting the people of Israel through the wilderness, and bringing them into the land of Canaan; which God had promised to do for them, especially for their posterity, and therefore their "children" are particularly mentioned in the next clause; or the work of salvation, as Kimchi; even the great work of redemption by the Messiah, which is the work of God, which he determined should be done, appointed his Son to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:17

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us ,.... Either the grace and favour of God, his gracious presence vouchsafed in his ordinances, which makes his tabernacles amiable and lovely, and his ways of pleasantness; or the righteousness of Christ, which is that comeliness he puts upon his people, whereby they become a perfection of beauty; or the beauty of holiness, which appears on them, when renewed and sanctified by the Spirit; every grace is beautiful and ornamental: or Christ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90

The eternity of God, Psalm 90:1 , Psalm 90:2 ; the frailty of the state of man, Psalm 90:3-9 ; the general limits of human life, Psalm 90:10 ; the danger of displeasing God, Psalm 90:11 ; the necessity of considering the shortness of life, and of regaining the favor of the Almighty, Psalm 90:12 ; earnest prayer for the restoration of Israel, Psalm 90:13-17 . The title of this Psalm is, A Prayer of Moses the man of God. The Chaldee has, "A prayer which Moses the prophet of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1

Lord, thou hast been our dwellingplace - מעון maon ; but instead of this several MSS. have מעוז maoz , "place of defense," or "refuge," which is the reading of the Vulgate, Septuagint, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon. Ever since thy covenant with Abraham thou hast been the Resting-place, Refuge, and Defence of thy people Israel. Thy mercy has been lengthened out from generation to generation. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:2

Before the mountains were brought forth - The mountains and hills appear to have been everlasting; but as they were brought forth out of the womb of eternity, there was a time when they were not: but Thou hast been ab aeternitate a parte ante, ad aeternitatem a parte post; fram the eternity that is past, before time began; to the eternity that is after, when time shall have an end. This is the highest description of the eternity of God to which human language can reach. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:3

Thou turnest man to destruction - Literally, Thou shalt turn dying man, אנוש enosh , to the small dust, דכא dacca but thou wilt say, Return, ye children of Adam. This appears to be a clear and strong promise of the resurrection of the human body, after it has long slept, mingled with the dust of the earth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:4

For a thousand years in thy sight - As if he had said, Though the resurrection of the body may be a thousand (or any indefinite number of) years distant; yet, when these are past, they are but as yesterday, or a single thatch of the night. They pass through the mind in a moment, and appear no longer in their duration than the time required by the mind to reflect them by thought. But, short as they appear to the eye of the mind, they are nothing when compared with the eternity of God! The... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:5

Thou carriest them away as with a flood - Life is compared to a stream, ever gliding away; but sometimes it is as a mighty torrent, when by reason of plague, famine, or war, thousands are swept away daily. In particular cases it is a rapid stream, when the young are suddenly carried off by consumptions, fevers, etc.; this is the flower that flourisheth in the morning, and in the evening is cut down and withered. The whole of life is like a sleep or as a dream. The eternal world is real; all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:7

We are consumed by thine anger - Death had not entered into the world, if men had not fallen from God. By thy wrath are we troubled - Pain, disease, and sickness are so many proofs of our defection from original rectitude. The anger and wrath of God are moved against all sinners. Even in protracted life we consume away, and only seem to live in order to die. "Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As days and months increase; And every beating pulse we tell Leaves but the number... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:8

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee - Every one of our transgressions is set before thee; noted and minuted down in thy awful register! Our secret sins - Those committed in darkness and privacy are easily discovered by thee, being shown by the splendours of thy face shining upon them. Thus we light a candle, and bring it into a dark place to discover its contents. O, what can be hidden from the allseeing eye of God? Darkness is no darkness to him; wherever he comes there is a... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 90:8

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