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we finish our years with a moan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/90.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/90.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/90.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale <i>that is told</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/90.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/90.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all our days have dwindled away in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/90.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/90.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For all our days have declined in Thy fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/90.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/90.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For all our days pass away in Your wrath; We have finished our years like a whispered sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/90.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all our days ebb away under your wrath; we end our years like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/90.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all our days ebb away under Your wrath; we end our years like a sigh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/90.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/90.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your anger is a burden each day we live, then life ends like a sigh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/90.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/90.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, all our days slip away because of your fury. We live out our years like one [long] sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/90.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Our life is cut short by your anger; it fades away like a whisper. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/90.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All our days pass away in your wrath; our years fade away and end like a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/90.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/90.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/90.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/90.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years, as a tale that is told.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/90.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/90.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For all our days pined away in Your wrath, "" We consumed our years as a meditation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/90.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For all our days pined away in Thy wrath, We consumed our years as a meditation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/90.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For all our days turned away in thy wrath: we finished our years as a meditation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/90.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For all our days are spent; and in thy wrath we have fainted away. Our years shall be considered spider: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/90.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 89:9>For all our days have faded away, and at your wrath, we have fainted. Our years will be considered to be like a spider’s web.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/90.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Our life ebbs away under your wrath; our years end like a sigh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/90.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For all our days pass away under your wrath; our years come to an end like a sigh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/90.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For all our days are passed away in thy wrath; we spend our years in emptiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/90.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because all our days are consumed in your passion and our years are spent like spiders.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/90.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; We bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/90.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in thy wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/90-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=11450" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">I Will Sing of His Love Forever</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">our days</a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: pā·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">decline</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: ḇə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">in Your fury;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kil·lî·nū (V-Piel-Perf-1cp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">we finish</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nê·nū (N-fpc:: 1cp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">our years</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: ḵə·mōw- (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1899.htm" title="1899: he·ḡeh (N-ms) -- A rumbling, growling, moaning. From hagah; a muttering.">a sigh.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:12</a></span><br />For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-7</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-6.htm">Job 7:6-7</a></span><br />My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope. / Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a></span><br />My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">1 Chronicles 29:15</a></span><br />For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/1-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:14</a></span><br />I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-9.htm">Job 8:9</a></span><br />For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33</a></span><br />So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-23.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:23</a></span><br />Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17-18</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a></span><br />Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.</p><p class="hdg">for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33</a></b></br> Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.</p><p class="hdg">passed.</p><p class="hdg">a tale.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-4.htm">Psalm 90:4</a></b></br> For a thousand years in thy sight <i>are but</i> as yesterday when it is past, and <i>as</i> a watch in the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a></b></br> Behold, thou hast made my days <i>as</i> an handbreadth; and mine age <i>is</i> as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state <i>is</i> altogether vanity. Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/44-18.htm">Declined</a> <a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezra/10-17.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/64-1.htm">Meditation</a> <a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Moan</a> <a href="/psalms/88-16.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/psalms/89-41.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Pined</a> <a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/psalms/25-13.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/psalms/65-3.htm">Tale</a> <a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/94-11.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-51.htm">Declined</a> <a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm">Finish</a> <a href="/psalms/102-27.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/psalms/90-11.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/104-34.htm">Meditation</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-11.htm">Moan</a> <a href="/psalms/103-16.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/psalms/109-23.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Pined</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-2.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-3.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/luke/24-11.htm">Tale</a> <a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/90-11.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 90</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-1.htm">Moses, setting forth God's providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Complains of human fragility</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Divine chastisement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">and brevity of life</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-12.htm">He prays for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/90.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/90.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For all our days decline in Your fury;</b><br>This phrase reflects the transience and brevity of human life under the judgment of God. The context of <a href="/psalms/90.htm">Psalm 90</a> is a prayer of Moses, highlighting the contrast between God's eternal nature and human mortality. The "fury" mentioned here can be understood as God's righteous anger towards sin, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. This aligns with the consequences of the Fall in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where sin introduced death and decay into the world. The Israelites experienced God's wrath during their wilderness wanderings, as recounted in Numbers, where an entire generation perished due to disobedience. This phrase serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance.<p><b>we finish our years with a sigh.</b><br>The "sigh" signifies the weariness and sorrow that often accompany the end of life. This reflects the human experience of aging and the inevitable approach of death, which is a result of the curse of sin. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon speaks of the vanity and fleeting nature of life, echoing the sentiment of this phrase. The sigh can also be seen as a longing for redemption and the hope of eternal life, which is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus offers rest and eternal life to those who believe in Him, providing a resolution to the sigh of mortality. This phrase encourages believers to live with an eternal perspective, trusting in God's promise of salvation and the hope of resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">Psalm 90</a>, Moses is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who wandered in the wilderness for 40 years due to their disobedience and lack of faith, which is the backdrop for the themes of mortality and divine judgment in this Psalm.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for much of the Israelites' journey, symbolizing both physical and spiritual trials, and a place of divine testing and revelation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_brevity_of_life.htm">The Brevity of Life</a></b><br>Recognize that life is short and uncertain. This awareness should lead us to live purposefully and in alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_mercy.htm">Divine Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>Understand that God's anger towards sin is real, but His mercy is available. We should seek His forgiveness and live in a way that honors Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternity_in_mind.htm">Living with Eternity in Mind</a></b><br>Our earthly life is temporary, but our relationship with God is eternal. Prioritize spiritual growth and eternal values over temporary pleasures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reflection.htm">The Importance of Reflection</a></b><br>Regularly reflect on your life and actions. Are they pleasing to God? Use this reflection to make necessary changes and grow in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/finding_hope_in_god.htm">Finding Hope in God</a></b><br>Even in the face of life's brevity and challenges, find hope and strength in God's eternal nature and promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_90.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 90</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ecclesiastes_1_11_align_with_history.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:11 – How does the assertion that no one remembers former generations align with extensive historical records, archaeological findings, and genealogical research?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_90_4_conflict_with_science.htm">Does Psalm 90:4's notion that 'a thousand years┬àare like a day' conflict with scientific understanding of time and cosmic scales?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_90_10_differ_in_lifespan.htm">Why does Psalm 90:10's typical lifespan differ from earlier biblical accounts of patriarchs living hundreds of years?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_genesis_5_and_psalm_90_10.htm">How do we reconcile the extraordinarily long lifespans in Genesis 5 with the more typical human lifespan suggested in Psalm 90:10?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/90.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Are passed</span> <span class= "bld">away.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">are declining.</span><p><span class= "bld">A</span> <span class= "bld">tale.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">a murmur. </span>(See Note, <a href="/psalms/1-2.htm" title="But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.">Psalm 1:2</a>.) Probably, from the parallelism with <span class= "ital">wrath, </span>a moan of sadness. So in <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm" title="And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.">Ezekiel 2:10</a>, "a sound of woe." Since the cognate verb often means "meditate," some render here <span class= "ital">thought. </span>Theognis says,<p>"Gallant youth speeds by like a thought."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/90.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For all our days are passed away in thy wrath;</span> or, "under thy wrath" - "whilst thou art still angry with us" (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15-25</a>). <span class="cmt_word">We spend our years</span> - rather, <span class="accented">bring our years to an end</span> (Hengstenberg, Kay, Revised Version) <span class="cmt_word">as a tale</span> that is told; rather, <span class="accented">as a reverie</span>, or "as a murmur." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/90-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭מֵינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">decline</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn, to face, appear, look</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your fury;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we finish</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּלִּ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(kil·lî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our years</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנֵ֣ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">כְמוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·mōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sigh.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽגֶה׃</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḡeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1899.htm">Strong's 1899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rumbling, growling, moaning</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/90-9.htm">Psalm 90:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/90-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 90:9 For all our days have passed away (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/90-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 90:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 90:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 90:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 90:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>