Psalms 90:3 (GNV)

Passage

Thou turnest man to destruction: againe thou sayest, Returne, ye sonnes of Adam.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, thou hast bene our habitation from generation to generation.

Psalms 90:2 Before the mountaines were made, and before thou hadst formed the earth, and the world, euen from euerlasting to euerlasting thou art our God.

Psalms 90:3 Thou turnest man to destruction: againe thou sayest, Returne, ye sonnes of Adam.

Psalms 90:4 For a thousande yeeres in thy sight are as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Psalms 90:5 Thou hast ouerflowed them: they are as a sleepe: in the morning he groweth like the grasse:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "turnest", "destruction", "againe", "sayest", "returne", and "sonnes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "turnest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Before the mountaines were made and before..." into verse 4's "For a thousande yeeres in thy sight...", so "thou" and "turnest" 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 "thou" and "turnest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.