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Psalms 90:8
You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses God concerning the human condition within the immediate context of divine anger and the brevity of life. The speaker identifies the collective people as the subjects of this exposure.
The words — The Hebrew verb שַׁתָּ֣ה (sha.Tah) means "you set," while עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗/נוּ ('a.lu.Me./nu) translates literally to "our concealed things." These terms establish that nothing remains outside divine observation.
The thread — This theme of God's omniscient scrutiny appears in Jeremiah 16:17, Ecclesiastes 12:14, and Psalm 19:12. Each passage reinforces that hidden actions and guilt are fully exposed to divine judgment.
Why it lands — The verse demands acknowledgment that no moral failure escapes divine awareness. It requires readers to confront their own conduct without relying on concealment or excuse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 16:17 For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Psalms 19:12 Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
- Jeremiah 23:24 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Psalms 10:11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- Psalms 139:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
- Jeremiah 9:13 And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.
- 1 John 3:20 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
- Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.