Bible Strands
Psalms 90:6
in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God while describing the sudden removal of human lives, using morning grass to illustrate fleeting existence.
The words — יָצִיץ (ya.Tzitz) means it flourishes, and יְמוֹלֵל (ye.mo.Lel) means it withers.
The thread — This pattern of rapid growth followed by swift decay appears in Job 14:2, Psalm 92:7, and Matthew 6:30.
Why it lands — The text states that vegetation sprouts and dries within a single day, establishing a literal baseline for human transience before divine judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Cross-references
- Job 14:2 Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
- Psalms 92:7 that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
- Matthew 6:30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- James 1:11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.