Psalm 90:9 Meaning
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
Context Explained
7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Romans 6:23
Both verses discuss the consequences of sin and the brevity of life.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Both verses reflect on the return of the spirit to God after death.
Hebrews 9:27
This verse emphasizes the inevitability of death, similar to the theme in Psalm 90:9.
Source: Psalm 90:9