Psalms 90:8

90:7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

KJV

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your countenance.

90:9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. passed: Heb. turned away as a: or, as a meditation

What does Psalms 90:8 mean?

Psalms 90:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁית (shîyth), עָוֺן (ʻâvôn), עָלַם (ʻâlam).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

hast

setשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)

our

iniquitiesעָוֺןʻâvôn/aw-vone'/H5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

before

thee,

our

secretעָלַםʻâlam/aw-lam'/H5956to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)

sins

the

lightמָאוֹרmâʼôwr/maw-ore'/H3974properly, a luminous body or luminary, i.e. (abstractly) light (as an element); figuratively, brightness, i.e.cheerfulness; specifically, a chandelier

thy

countenance.פָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Topics

Anger of God, the Secret Sin

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 90:8 say?

Psalms 90:8 (King James Version) reads: "Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance."

Is Psalms 90:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 90:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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