Psalms 90:9

By reason of thine anger all our days vanish away; We spend our years like a thought.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Thou settest our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

10The days of our life are threescore years and ten, And, by reason of strength, may be fourscore years: Yet is the pride of them weariness and sorrow; For it vanisheth swiftly, and we fly away.

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Cross References

Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, And my life is as nothing before thee; Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. [[Pause.]]

Psalms 78:33Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, And their years in sudden destruction.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 90:8-12

Penitent Submission. 7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even… Read the whole commentary →

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