Psalms 90:1 (WEB)

Passage

Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

Psalms 90:2 Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

Psalms 90:3 You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Before the mountains were born before you...", so "lord" and "been" 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 "lord" and "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.