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Psalms 90:3-6

Psalms 90

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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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Verse 3

Cross-references

Genesis 3:19Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 12:7Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 14:14Classic cross-references Job 34:14Classic cross-references Psalms 104:29Classic cross-references

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

Cross-references

2 Peter 3:8Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:8Classic cross-references Psalms 39:5Classic cross-references Matthew 24:43Classic cross-references Psalms 102:27Classic cross-references

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

Cross-references

Job 14:2Classic cross-references James 4:14Classic cross-references Psalms 37:2Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:24Classic cross-references Isaiah 51:12Classic cross-references

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

Cross-references

Job 14:2Classic cross-references Psalms 89:15Classic cross-references Psalms 92:7Classic cross-references Isaiah 17:11Classic cross-references James 1:11Classic cross-references

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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