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Psalms 90:3-6

Psalms 90

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

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

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

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

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Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

You return תָּשֵׁ֣ב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular man אֱ֭נוֹשׁ H582 Noun - masculine singular to עַד־ H5704 Preposition dust דַּכָּ֑א H1793 Noun - masculine singular saying וַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Return שׁ֣וּבוּ H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural O sons בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of mortals אָדָֽם׃ H120 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

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

Original words

For כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction in Your sight בְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָ H5869 Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular a thousand אֶ֪לֶף H505 Number - masculine singular construct years שָׁנִ֡ים H8141 Noun - feminine plural are but כְּי֣וֹם H3117 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct a day אֶ֭תְמוֹל H865 Adverb that כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction passes יַעֲבֹ֑ר H5674 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular or a watch וְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥ה H821 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular of the night בַלָּֽיְלָה׃ H3915 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

See 2 Peter 3:8.

Verse 5

Cross-references

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

Original words

You sweep them away זְ֭רַמְתָּם H2229 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural in their sleep שֵׁנָ֣ה H8142 Noun - feminine singular they are יִהְי֑וּ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural like the new grass כֶּחָצִ֥יר H2682 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . יַחֲלֹֽף׃ H2498 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular of the morning בַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶר H1242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

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

Original words

in the morning בַּ֭בֹּקֶר H1242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular it springs up יָצִ֣יץ H6692 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular new וְחָלָ֑ף H2498 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular [but] by evening לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב H6153 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular it fades יְמוֹלֵ֥ל H4135 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and withers וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ H3001 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular

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