Psalms

Psalm 90 ©

1 The Psalmist declareth God's providence over Israel; 3 he complaineth of human frailty, 7 divine chastisements, 10 and the shortness of life: 12 he prayeth for a due sense of this, and for the sensible experience of God's good providence.

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1A Prayer of Moses the aman of God.

a De. 33.1; 34.5,10.
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LORD, thou hast been our bdwelling place 2in all generations.

b Ps. 71.3. De. 33.27. Is. 8.14. Eze. 11.16. 1Jn. 4.8.
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cBefore the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, deven from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

c Pr. 8.25,26. Job 38.29. Ge. 1.2.
d De. 33.27. Is. 57.15. Je. 10.10. 1Ti. 1.17; 6.16.
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Thou eturnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

e Nu. 14.29,35. Ge. 3.19. Ps. 146.4. Ec. 12.7.
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For fa thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday 3when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

f 2Pe. 3.8. Ps. 39.5.
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Thou gcarriest them away as with a flood; hthey are as a sleep: in the morning they are ilike grass which 4groweth up.

g Pr. 14.32. Job 27.20,21. Is. 8.7,8.
h Ps. 73.20. Is. 29.7,8.
i Ps. 103.15,16. Is. 40.6,7. Ja. 1.10,11.
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In jthe morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

j Ps. 92.7; 73.18,19. Job 14.2.
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For kwe are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

k Nu. 14.29,35. v.9,11. Is. 33.14. De. 32.22; 4.24. Ps. 59.13.
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Thou lhast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

l Ps. 50.21; 19.12. Je. 2.22; 16.17. Job 34.21,32. Pr. 5.21.
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For all our days are 5passed away in mthy wrath: we spend our years 6as a tale that is told.

m Ps. 78.33. v.7.
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7The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, nyet is their strength labour and sorrow; for oit is soon cut off, and we fly away.

n Ec. 1.2,14; 12.1-5.
o Job 6.6,7,9; 9.25,26. Ja. 4.14. Ps. 78.39.
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Who pknoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

p Ps. 76.7. Job 9.13. Is. 33.14. Re. 6.16,17. Mal. 3.2. Na. 1.2,6.
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So qteach us to number our days, that we may 8apply our hearts unto wisdom.

q Ps. 39.4. De. 32.29. Ep. 5.16,17.
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rReturn, O LORD, how long? and let it srepent thee concerning thy servants.

r Ps. 6.4; 80.14; 106.45. Je. 12.15; 31.20. Joel 2.13,14. Zec. 1.16. De. 32.36. Ho. 11.8.
s Ge. 6.6. Ps. 135.14.
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O tsatisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

t Ps. 63.3-5,7; 103.3-5; 65.4; 85.6; 30.5; 126.5,6; 86.4. Is. 29.19; 40.1,2; 61.3,7; 65.18,19.
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Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

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Let uthy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

u Hab. 3.2. Eze. 20.6. Nu. 14.31. Ps. 105.42,44; 135.12.
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And vlet the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and westablish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

v Ps. 110.3; 80.3,7,19; 27.4.
w Job 22.28. Pr. 16.3. Is. 26.12. Ps. 138.8; 68.28. Phi. 1.6; 2.13. 1Pe. 5.10. 2Th. 2.16,17; 3.3. 2Co. 1.21.