Psalms 90:4
כִּי אֶלֶף שָׁנִים בְּֽעֵינֶיךָ כְּיוֹם אֶתְמוֹל כִּי יַעֲבֹר וְאַשְׁמוּרָה בַלָּֽיְלָה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
In Context
3תָּשֵׁב אֱנוֹשׁ עַד ־ דַּכָּא וַתֹּאמֶר שׁוּבוּ בְנֵי ־ אָדָֽם ׃
5זְרַמְתָּם שֵׁנָה יִהְיוּ בַּבֹּקֶר כֶּחָצִיר יַחֲלֹֽף ׃
Cross References
Exodus 14:24וַֽיְהִי בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר וַיַּשְׁקֵף יְהוָה אֶל ־ מַחֲנֵה מִצְרַיִם בְּעַמּוּד אֵשׁ וְעָנָן וַיָּהָם אֵת מַחֲנֵה מִצְרָֽיִם ׃
Psalms 39:5הוֹדִיעֵנִי יְהוָה ׀ קִצִּי וּמִדַּת יָמַי מַה ־ הִיא אֵדְעָה מֶה ־ חָדֵל אָֽנִי ׃
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 →