Psalms 90:5 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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:

Psalms 90:6 In the morning it florisheth and groweth, but in the euening it is cut downe and withereth.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "ouerflowed", "sleepe", "morning", "groweth", "like", and "grasse". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "For a thousande yeeres in thy sight..." into verse 6's "In the morning it florisheth and groweth...", so "thou" and "hast" 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 "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.