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Themes in Psalm 90

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Themes in Psalm 90

Psalm 90:1 (show verse)

BOOK IV
(Psalms 90–106)A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, You have been our refuge
in every generation.

Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Habitation
Time » The difference between the lordâ€™s time and our time

Psalm 90:2 (show verse)

Before the mountains were born,
before You gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, You are God.

Change » The lord never changing
the Earth » God » Formed
God » Is declared to be » Eternal
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ existing before all things
Time » The difference between the lordâ€™s time and our time
World » The lord creating the world

Psalm 90:3 (show verse)

You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

Man » God » Turns, to destruction
Time » The difference between the lordâ€™s time and our time

Psalm 90:4 (show verse)

For in Your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.

Time » The difference between the lordâ€™s time and our time
Year » A thousand, with the lord is like one day

Psalm 90:5 (show verse)

You end their lives; they sleep.
They are like grass that grows in the morning—

Flood » References to
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
Grass » Figurative
natural Life » Is compared to » A sleep
Man » A social being » As grass
Man » Compared to » A sleep
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass

Psalm 90:6 (show verse)

in the morning it sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.

Grass » Figurative
Man » A social being » As grass
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass

Psalm 90:7 (show verse)

For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.

Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » From God
Afflictions » From God
Anger of God » Manifested in judgments and afflictions
Anger of God » Against » Sin, in saints
Trials » From God

Psalm 90:8 (show verse)

You have set our unjust ways before You,
our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Anger of God » Against » Sin, in saints
Secret sins » Warnings against
Sin » Secret sins
Sin » Secret » Warnings against
Sin » Described as » Sometimes secret
Sins » Secret » Warnings against

Psalm 90:9 (show verse)

For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.

Anger of God » Against » Sin, in saints
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Only a handbreadth in extent
Life » Brief » Only a handbreadth in extent
natural Life » Is compared to » A tale told
Time » Brevity of » Only a handbreadth in extent

Psalm 90:10 (show verse)

Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

human Limitations » Man subject to » Time limited
Man » Limitations of » Time limited
Man » Ordinary limit of his life
the things that are Transient » Power » Life

Psalm 90:11 (show verse)

Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.

Anger of God » To be dreaded

Psalm 90:12 (show verse)

Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.

death » Preparation for
natural Death » Pray to be prepared for
Exhortations » Special » To redeem the time
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
natural Life » Shortness of, should lead to spiritual improvement
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For wisdom
Redeeming the time » How secured » By realizing the brevity of life
Time » Redeeming the » By realizing the brevity of life
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Prayer for

Psalm 90:13 (show verse)

Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on Your servants.

Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » Sometimes prolonged
Trials » Sometimes prolonged

Psalm 90:14 (show verse)

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

Afflictions, Prayer During » For restoration to joy

Psalm 90:15 (show verse)

Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.

Afflictions, Prayer During » For restoration to joy

Psalm 90:16 (show verse)

Let Your work be seen by Your servants,
and Your splendor by their children.

Glory » Of God » Saints desire to behold
God, Glory of » Saints desire to behold

Psalm 90:17 (show verse)

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
establish for us the work of our hands—
establish the work of our hands!

Beauty » Spiritual
hands » Saints blessed in the work of