Psalms 90:9

Psa 90:9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale [that is told].

Ver. 9. For all our days are passed away ] Heb. do turn away the face. See Psalms 90:3 .

We spend our years as a tale that is told ] The grace whereof is brevity, q.d. dicto citius. Some render it, as a thought, that ariseth and passeth. To this sense the Greek poet;

Aιφα γαρ ωστε νοημα παρερχεται αγλαυς ηβη .

The Chaldee hath it, Ut flatus oris in Hyeme, as the breath of one’s mouth in winter. See James 4:14 .