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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsBy... [ Continue Reading ]
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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.lengt... [ Continue Reading ]
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 ]