Psalms 90:5
Thou carriest him away as with a flood; He is a dream; In the morning he springeth up like grass,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4For a thousand years are, in thy sight, As yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.
6Which flourisheth and shooteth up in the morning, And in the evening is cut down, and withered.
Cross References
Job 9:26They have gone by like the reed-skiffs; Like the eagle, darting upon his prey.
Job 22:16Who were cut down before their time, And whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
Psalms 73:20As a dream when one awaketh, Thou, O Lord! when thou awakest, wilt make their vain show a derision.
Isaiah 8:7Therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth upon them the strong and mighty waters of the river; [[The king of Assyria and all his glory.]] He shall rise above all his channels, And go over all his banks.
Isaiah 38:12My habitation is torn away and removed from me, Like a shepherd's tent; My life is rolled up as by the weaver; He cutteth me off from the thrum; Between morning and night wilt thou make an end of me!”
Isaiah 40:6A voice said, Proclaim! And I said, What shall I proclaim? All flesh is grass, And all its comeliness as the flower of the field.
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 →