Focused Passage

Psalms 90:1-6

Psalms 90

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A prayer of Moses the man of God.

1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

4For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

5You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

6in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Lordאֲ‍ֽדֹנָ֗יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularYouאַ֭תָּהH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularhave beenהָיִ֥יתָH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularourלָּ֗נוּPreposition | first person common pluraldwelling placeמָע֣וֹןH4583Noun - masculine singularthrough allבְּדֹ֣רH1755Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singulargenerationsוָדֹֽר׃H1755Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Beforeבְּטֶ֤רֶם׀H2962Preposition-b | Adverbthe mountainsהָ֘רִ֤יםH2022Noun - masculine pluralwere bornיֻלָּ֗דוּH3205Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common pluralor You brought forthוַתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלH2342Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularthe earthאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singularand the worldוְתֵבֵ֑לH8398Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularfrom everlastingוּֽמֵעוֹלָ֥םH5769Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singulartoעַד־H5704Prepositioneverlastingע֝וֹלָ֗םH5769Noun - masculine singularYouאַתָּ֥הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare Godאֵֽל׃H410Noun - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

You returnתָּשֵׁ֣בH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularmanאֱ֭נוֹשׁH582Noun - masculine singulartoעַד־H5704Prepositiondustדַּכָּ֑אH1793Noun - masculine singularsayingוַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularReturnשׁ֣וּבוּH7725Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralO sonsבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof mortalsאָדָֽם׃H120Noun - masculine singular
Verse 4

Original words

Forכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionin Your sightבְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singulara thousandאֶ֪לֶףH505Number - masculine singular constructyearsשָׁנִ֡יםH8141Noun - feminine pluralare butכְּי֣וֹםH3117Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructa dayאֶ֭תְמוֹלH865Adverbthatכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionpassesיַעֲבֹ֑רH5674Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularor a watchוְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥הH821Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularof the nightבַלָּֽיְלָה׃H3915Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • See 2 Peter 3:8.
Verse 5

Original words

You sweep them awayזְ֭רַמְתָּםH2229Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralin their sleepשֵׁנָ֣הH8142Noun - feminine singularthey areיִהְי֑וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plurallike the new grassכֶּחָצִ֥ירH2682Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .יַחֲלֹֽף׃H2498Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularof the morningבַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶרH1242Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

in the morningבַּ֭בֹּקֶרH1242Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularit springs upיָצִ֣יץH6692Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularnewוְחָלָ֑ףH2498Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular[but] by eveningלָ֝עֶ֗רֶבH6153Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularit fadesיְמוֹלֵ֥לH4135Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularand withersוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃H3001Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

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