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Psalm 90
Psalm 90
1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
Commentary · verse 1
2Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Commentary · verse 2
God was the First Cause. God had no beginning. He always was and always will be.
3Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.
3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Commentary · verses 3-4
A thousand years were as one day to God (see also 2 Peter 3:8). This means that as much as a person would experience in 1000 years would be similar to what God would experience in one day. God has at least as much to account for in a 24 hour period as a man would in 1000 years!
5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7For we are consumed in thine anger, And in thy wrath are we troubled.
5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
Commentary · verses 5-7
The people experienced trouble as an effect of God's anger towards them. But why was God angry?
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
10The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
10The 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.
Commentary · verses 8-10
This referred to the length of life in the wilderness in the time of Moses. The length of life was shortened so that the old/first generation would die within the forty years of wandering in the wilderness.
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?
12So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Commentary · verses 11-12
We should treat every day as if it was important. If we do this, we may get a heart of wisdom, which would cause us to make profitable decisions.
13Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
14Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil.
16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory upon their children.
13Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
Commentary · verses 13-16
Moses asked that God's work and Glory be shown to His children. This would build their faith in God.
17And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Commentary · verse 17
The first psalm of the "Numbers" section of the Book of Psalms was written by Moses and spoke of God being angry with the children of Israel because of their rebellion when God wanted to bring them into the Promised Land.
Psalms 86-90 covered the end of the "Leviticus" section of the Book of Psalms and the beginning of the "Numbers" section. These psalms referenced mercy.
Moses wrote a psalm! He recognized that God was their dwelling-place. When David desired to build God a temple, he did not recognize, as Moses did, that God did not need a resting place nor did the people need a place to go to God. God was everywhere.