PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 90:1. This community lament relates to
some unspecified disaster (vv. Psalms 90:13, Psalms 90:15). It asks
God to have pity on his people and bless them. The title credits the
psalm to Moses. The psalm pictures Israel around the time of
Deuteronomy 1:1, as they were about... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 90:3 In contrast to God’s eternity, human
life—even the longest imaginable (A THOUSAND YEARS)—is
insignificantly brief (A WATCH IN THE NIGHT, A FLOOD, A DREAM, GRASS).
See v. Psalms 90:10; Psalms 103:15; James 1:11. The psalm recalls
God’s sentence in Eden on Adam and Eve’s sin... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 90:7 God’s people reflect on the
unfaithfulness of past generations. They harbored INIQUITIES and
SECRET SINS, which resulted in God’s ANGER and WRATH. The whole body
of God’s people suffers from the presence and influence of its
unfaithful members. God’s judgments that remove t... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 90:12 TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS. In view of
the psalm’s theme, this refers especially to the ability to make the
most of one’s days, since they are so few. The HEART OF WISDOM would
enable the faithful to live by the right priorities.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 90:13 RETURN, that is, come back to us, turn
from your anger (as in Exodus 32:12). IN THE MORNING. Probably a
metaphor for the time when God will make his steadfast love clear to
his people.
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 90:16 LET YOUR WORK BE SHOWN, that is, display
your love toward your people in great deeds of power that enable them
to flourish. TO THEIR CHILDREN. God made his covenant with Abraham and
with his offspring (who must themselves embrace the covenant). The OT
faithful seek the con... [ Continue Reading ]