Psalms 90:3
For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
In Context
2He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him.
4He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, until you return to the earth from which you were taken. For dust you are, and unto dust you shall return.”
Numbers 14:35For just as I have spoken, so shall I do, to this entire most wicked multitude, which has risen up together against me. In the wilderness, here shall it fade away and die.”
Job 34:14But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.
Psalms 146:4He numbers the multitude of the stars, and he calls them all by their names.
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 →