Psalms 90:3

You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

In Context

2Before the mountains were made, before you had given birth to the earth and the world, before time was, and for ever, you are God.

4For to you a thousand years are no more than yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:19With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.

Numbers 14:35I the Lord have said it, and this I will certainly do to all this evil people who have come together against me: in this waste land destruction will come on them, and death will be their fate.

Job 34:14If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

Psalms 146:4Man's breath goes out, he is turned back again to dust; in that day all his purposes come to an end.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 90:2-7

God's Care of His People; Frailty of Human Life. 1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they… Read the whole commentary →

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