Psalms 90
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Lutheran reading notes
In Psalms chapter 90, the wisdom literature continues to explore prayer, worship, lament, praise, and trust in God. Lutheran interpretation often emphasizes humanity’s limitations and the need to rely on God's grace and promises. The chapter highlights the contrast between human striving and the faithfulness of God.
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[A Prayer of Moses the man of God.] Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. {A Prayer...: or, A Prayer, being a Psalm of Moses} {in...: Heb. in generation and generation}
Psalms 90:1 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou {art} God.
Psalms 90:2 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Psalms 90:3 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For a thousand years in thy sight {are but} as yesterday when it is past, and {as} a watch in the night. {when...: or, when he hath passed them}
Psalms 90:4 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are {as} a sleep: in the morning {they are} like grass {which} groweth up. {groweth...: or, is changed}
Psalms 90:5 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Psalms 90:6 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
Psalms 90:7 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret {sins} in the light of thy countenance.
Psalms 90:8 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale {that is told}. {passed...: Heb. turned away} {as a...: or, as a meditation}
Psalms 90:9 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The 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. {The days...: Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years}
Psalms 90:10 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, {so is} thy wrath.
Psalms 90:11 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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So teach {us} to number our days, that we may apply {our} hearts unto wisdom. {apply: Heb. cause to come}
Psalms 90:12 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
Psalms 90:13 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Psalms 90:14 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Make us glad according to the days {wherein} thou hast afflicted us, {and} the years {wherein} we have seen evil.
Psalms 90:15 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
Psalms 90:16 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And 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.
Psalms 90:17 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.