Psalms 90:1 (DBY)

Passage

{A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.} Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:1 {A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.} Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

Psalms 90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.

Psalms 90:3 Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prayer", "moses", "lord", "thou", "hast", "been", "dwelling-place", and "generations". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prayer" and "moses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Before the mountains were brought forth and...", so "prayer" and "moses" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "prayer" and "moses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.