Psalms 90:9

For, all our days, decline in thy wrath,—We end our years like a sigh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 hast set, Our iniquities before thee, Our secret near the luminary of thy face.

10The days of our years, have, in them, three score years and ten, And, if, by reason of strength, they have fourscore years, Yet, their boast, is labour and sorrow, For it hath passed quickly, and we have flown away.

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Cross References

Psalms 39:5Lo! as hand-breadths, hast thou granted my days, and my life-time, is as nothing before thee,—Surely, a mere breath, are all men, [even] such as stand firm. [Selah.]

Psalms 78:33So he ended, in a breath, their days, And their years, in a sudden terror!

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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