Psalm 90:10 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
10The 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.
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 39:4-5
Both verses reflect on the fleeting nature of life and the limits of human strength.
Job 14:1-2
The themes of human frailty and the shortness of life are echoed in both passages.
Matthew 6:27
Both verses highlight the futility of worrying about the length of life.
Source: Psalm 90:10