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href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/90.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/90.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/90.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/90.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret <i>sins</i> in the light of thy countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/90.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret <i>sins</i> in the light of Your countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/90.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have placed our guilty deeds before You, Our hidden <i>sins</i> in the light of Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/90.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/90.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast placed our iniquities before Thee, Our secret <i>sins</i> in the light of Thy presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/90.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret <i>sins</i> in the light of Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/90.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have placed our wickedness before you, Our secret <i>sins</i> [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/90.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/90.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have set our unjust ways before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/90.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/90.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and you know all our sins, even those we do in secret. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/90.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/90.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You have set our sins in front of you. You have put our secret sins in the light of your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/90.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You place our sins before you, our secret sins where you can see them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/90.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/90.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/90.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/90.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/90.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/90.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/90.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before You, "" Our hidden things at the light of Your face,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/90.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our hidden things at the light of Thy face,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/90.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst set our iniquities before thee, our hidden things before the light of thy face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/90.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast set our iniquities before thy eyes: our life in the light of thy countenance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/90.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 89:8>You have placed our iniquities in your sight, our age in the illumination of your countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/90.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You have kept our faults before you, our hidden sins in the light of your face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/90.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your countenance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/90.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, the sins of our youth in the light of thy countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/90.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have set our sins before you, our lifetimes in the light of your face.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/90.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/90.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast set our transgressions before thee: our age is in the light of thy countenance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/90-8.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=11444" 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">7</span>For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: ša·tå̄ (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">You have set</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū (N-cpc:: 1cp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">our iniquities</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: lə·neḡ·de·ḵā (Prep-l:: 2ms) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">before You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: ‘ă·lu·mê·nū (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc:: 1cp) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">our secret sins</a> <a href="/hebrew/3974.htm" title="3974: lim·’ō·wr (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A luminary. ">in the light</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">of Your presence.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.…<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="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a></span><br />For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-17.htm">Jeremiah 16:17</a></span><br />For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-21.htm">Job 34:21-22</a></span><br />For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. / There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-2.htm">Luke 12:2-3</a></span><br />There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-4.htm">Job 31:4</a></span><br />Does He not see my ways and count my every step?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-26.htm">Matthew 10:26</a></span><br />So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20</a></span><br />Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></span><br />“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Psalm 139:11-12</a></span><br />If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— / even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2-3</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your countenance.</p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11</a></b></br> He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Psalm 50:21</a></b></br> These <i>things</i> hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether <i>such an one</i> as thyself: <i>but</i> I will reprove thee, and set <i>them</i> in order before thine eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known <i>me</i>… </p><p class="hdg">our</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a></b></br> Who can understand <i>his</i> errors? cleanse thou me from secret <i>faults</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-21.htm">Proverbs 5:21</a></b></br> For the ways of man <i>are</i> before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a></b></br> For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether <i>it be</i> good, or whether <i>it be</i> evil.</p><p class="hdg">in the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Psalm 80:16</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> burned with fire, <i>it is</i> cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/89-15.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/psalms/89-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/76-4.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/86-14.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/89-15.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/89-7.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Sins</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/15-13.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/99-8.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/psalms/90-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/94-1.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/97-11.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/109-6.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/95-2.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/94-23.htm">Sins</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>You have set our iniquities before You</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's omniscience and His awareness of human sin. Iniquities refer to moral wrongdoings or sins, and the idea of them being set before God suggests that nothing is hidden from Him. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's justice and righteousness, as seen in passages like <a href="/job/34-21.htm">Job 34:21</a>, which states that God’s eyes are on the ways of man. The historical context of this psalm, attributed to Moses, reflects the Israelites' awareness of their sins during their wilderness journey, as recorded in the Pentateuch. Theologically, this phrase underscores the need for repentance and the acknowledgment of sin before a holy God.<p><b>our secret sins in the light of Your presence</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the concept that even sins hidden from others are exposed before God. The "light of Your presence" suggests God's purity and holiness, which illuminates and reveals all things. This is consistent with the biblical theme found in <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>, where it is stated that nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a strong emphasis on community and public confession, yet this phrase emphasizes personal accountability before God. Theologically, it points to the need for inner purity and sincerity, as Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount (<a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a>). The light metaphor is also a type of Christ, who is described as the Light of the World in <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>, bringing truth and revelation.<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 from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, whom Moses led through the wilderness. Their journey and struggles with sin and obedience are a backdrop to the themes in <a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">Psalm 90</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The omnipresent and omniscient nature of God, who sees all things, including the hidden sins of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God sees all aspects of our lives, including our hidden sins. This should lead us to live transparently and honestly before Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin, whether public or secret, is serious in the eyes of God. We must acknowledge and repent of our sins, understanding their impact on our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_light_of_god's_presence.htm">The Light of God's Presence</a></b><br>God's presence illuminates our lives, revealing areas that need change. We should invite His light to guide us toward holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Recognizing our sins should lead us to repentance. God’s awareness of our iniquities is an invitation to seek His forgiveness and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_accountability.htm">Living in Accountability</a></b><br>Knowing that God sees all should encourage us to live accountable lives, seeking to align our actions with His will.<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_psalm_90's_wrath_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How does Psalm 90’s depiction of divine wrath reconcile with other biblical passages emphasizing God’s mercy and patience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_god_perceive_with_his_eyes.htm">What does God perceive with His eyes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_evil_persist_despite_redemption.htm">If Psalm 130:8 promises redemption from all sins, why does evil still prevail in the world today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_7_8_contradict_romans_3_10.htm">If Psalm 7:8 claims personal righteousness, does this contradict the broader biblical teaching of universal sinfulness (e.g., Romans 3:10)?</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Our secret</span> <span class= "bld">sins.</span>--Or, to keep the singular of the original, <span class= "ital">our secret </span>(character).<p>The expression, "light of God's countenance," usually means "favour." But here the word rendered light is not the usual one employed in that expression, but rather means a body of light: "the sun (or eye) of Thy countenance." Comp.:<p>"Then Seeva opened on the accursed one<p>His eye of anger."<p>SOUTHEY: <span class= "ital">Curse of Kehama,</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/90.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast set our iniquities before thee.</span> Instead of hiding his face from their iniquities, turning away from them and overlooking them, God has placed them steadily "before him," in the full searching and scorching light of his own purity and holiness. And not only has he done this with the sins which they know of, and whereof their consciences are afraid; but he has set their secret sins also <span class="cmt_word">in the light of his countenance.</span> (On man's "secret sins," comp. <a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a>, and the comment <span class="accented">ad loc.</span>) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/90-8.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">You have set</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šat·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our iniquities</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנֹתֵ֣ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before You,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·neḡ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our secret [sins]</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lu·mê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> </span><span class="str2">To veil from sight, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the light</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְא֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(lim·’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3974.htm">Strong's 3974: </a> </span><span class="str2">A luminous body, luminary, light, brightness, cheerfulness, a chandelier</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your presence.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 90:8 You have set our iniquities before you (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 90:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 90:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/90-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 90:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 90:9" /></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>