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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 90:4

Psalms 90:4. For a thousand years If we should now live so long, (as some of our progenitors nearly did,) in thy sight In thy account, and therefore in truth; which is opposed to the partial and false judgment of men, who think time long because they do not understand eternity; or, in comparison of thy endless duration, are but as yesterday, when it is past Which is emphatically added, because time seems long when it is to come, but when it is passed, and men look back upon it, it seems... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:1-17

Psalms 90:0 Making the most of a short lifeGod alone is permanent and enduring, and therefore the only true security is found in him (1-2). Human life, by contrast, is short and uncertain, and is brought to an end as God decides and when he chooses. No matter how long a person lives, even to a thousand years, the number of years is insignificant compared with the timelessness of God (3-6).Sin has spoiled human life and brought God’s judgment upon people in the form of life’s troubles and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 90:1

Title. A Prayer. Hebrew. Tephillah. See App-63 . Moses: the man of the wilderness. Hence the wilderness, and works of creation, referred to. the man of God. See App-49 . There are seven specially so called: Moses (Deuteronomy 33:1 ); Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6-10 ; Compare Psalms 90:14 ); David (Nehemiah 12:24 ); Elijah (1 Kings 17:18 ); Elisha (2 Kings 4:7 ); Shemaiah (2 Chronicles 11:2 ); Igdaliah (Jeremiah 35:4 ); and four unnamed (1 Samuel 2:27 . 1 Kings 13:1 ; 1 Kings 20:28 . 2 Chronicles... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 90:2

Or. = Ere. Positive, not comparative. Anglo-Saxon aer, from which we have our modern "ere"; found formerly as "er", "ear", and "yer". In Authorized Version, 1611, Numbers 11:33 read "yer it was chewed". the world = the habitable world. Hebrew. tebel. art: or wast. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 90:3

man = mortal man. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 . Return. Either to dust; or, in resurrection. children of men = sons of Adam (singular) See App-14 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 90:1

PSALM 90BOOK IVINTRODUCTION FOR BOOK IVThere are seventeen psalms in this book, classified by Dummelow as:Penitential Psalms, Psalms 90; Psalms 91; Psalms 94; and Psalms 101.Psalms of Thanksgiving, Psalms 92; Psalms 93; Psalms 95-100; and Psalms 103-106,National Psalms, Psalms 94; Psalms 97; Psalms 99; Psalms 102; Psalms 105; and Psalms 106.Historical Psalms, Psalms 105 and Psalms 106.A Gnomic Psalm, Psalms 101.[1]Dummelow's last classification, Gnomic, means, "expressing maxims, or universal... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 90:1

Psalms 90:0. Moses, setting forth God's providence, complaineth of human fragility, divine chastisements, and brevity of life: he prayeth for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence. A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Title. האלהים אישׁ למשׁה תפלה tephillah lemosheh iish haelohim.— Mr. Peters is of opinion, that both this and the following psalm were composed by Moses, for the instruction and consolation of the people in the wilderness; and the present chiefly for the use... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 90:3

Psalms 90:3. Thou turnest man to destruction— The sacred writer first puts the people in mind of the eternity of God, the never-failing refuge of his faithful servants in all ages; and this in a very noble strain of poetry: after which it follows in this verse, Thou wilt turn man: [Heb. דכא עד אנושׁ תשׁב tasheb enosh ad dakkaa. Make him return to the small dust;] and thou wilt say, Return, ye sons of men: This is literally the translation, and the sense seems plain and clear: "Though mortal man... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 90:1

1. dwelling-place—home (compare Ezekiel 11:16), as a refuge (Deuteronomy 33:27). read more

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