Bible Strands
Psalms 90:9
For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, reflecting on human mortality immediately after describing how God places human iniquities and secret sins before His holy presence.
The words — The Hebrew פָּנ֣וּ (pa.Nu) literally means "they turn" or "decline," while עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ (evraTekha) translates to "your fury," framing the human lifespan as a downward trajectory under divine judgment.
The thread — This theme of fleeting, sorrowful days under God’s gaze appears in Psalms 78:33, Psalms 39:5, and Psalms 90:4, which contrasts divine eternity with human brevity.
Why it lands — The text demands that readers acknowledge the short, labor-filled nature of human life and cease relying on earthly permanence, instead recognizing God’s sovereign perspective.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
Cross-references
- Psalms 78:33 So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.
- Psalms 39:5 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
- Psalms 90:4 For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.