Psalms 90:9 (ASV)

Passage

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:7 For we are consumed in thine anger, And in thy wrath are we troubled.

Psalms 90:8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Psalms 90:9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

Psalms 90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.

Psalms 90:11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "days", "passed", "away", "wrath", "bring", "years", and "sigh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "days" and "passed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Thou hast set our iniquities before thee..." into verse 10's "The days of our years are threescore...", so "days" and "passed" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "days" and "passed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.