Psalms 90:4
90:3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. when: or, when he hath passed them
KJV
For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
What does Psalms 90:4 mean?
Psalms 90:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֶלֶף (ʼeleph), שָׁנֶה (shâneh), עַיִן (ʻayin).
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And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night
Exodus 12:12For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. gods: or, princes
Exodus 38:26A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll
Genesis 1:16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.
Genesis 1:18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was
Genesis 18:3And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Genesis 20:16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 90:4 say?
Psalms 90:4 (King James Version) reads: "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. when: or, when he hath passed them"
Is Psalms 90:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 90:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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