Psalms 90:3–4
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
*‖For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, when he hath passed them.
- *Cross-reference2.Pet.3.8.
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From verse 3
- Genesis 3:19Rank 1 from verse 3
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
19In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne vnto the ground: for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and vnto dust shalt thou returne.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7Rank 2 from verse 3
- Job 34:14–15Rank 3 from verse 3
14If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
14*If he set his heart †vpon man, if he gather vnto himselfe his spirit and his breath;
15*All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turne againe vnto dust.
- Numbers 14:35Rank 4 from verse 3
35I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
35I the LORD haue said, I will surely doe it vnto all this euill Congregation, that are gathered together against mee: in this wildernesse they shalbe consumed, & there they shall die.
- Psalms 104:29Rank 5 from verse 3
- Psalms 146:4Rank 6 from verse 3
- Genesis 6:6–7Rank 7 from verse 3
6And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieued him at his heart.
7And the LORD said, I will destroy man, whom I haue created, from the face of the earth: †both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the foules of the aire: for it repenteth me that I haue made them.
From verse 4
- 2 Peter 3:8Rank 1 from verse 4
- Psalms 39:5Rank 2 from verse 4
5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
5†*Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
- Matthew 24:43Rank 3 from verse 4
43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
43*But know this, that if the good man of the house had knowen in what watch the thiefe would come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be broken vp.
- Luke 12:38Rank 4 from verse 4
- Matthew 14:25Rank 5 from verse 4
- Exodus 14:24Rank 6 from verse 4
24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
24And it came to passe, that in the morning watch the LORD looked vnto the hoste of the Egyptians, through the pillar of fire, and of the cloude, and troubled the hoste of the Egyptians,
- Judges 7:19Rank 7 from verse 4
19¶ So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
19¶ So Gideon and the hundred men that were with him, came vnto the outside of the campe, in the beginning of the middle watch, and they had but newly set the watch, and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
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Psalms 90:3
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Second-person singular present form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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destruction
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Second-person singular present form of say. To speak, declare, tell, or express.
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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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Psalms 90:4
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Periods of twelve months.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The day immediately before the present day; by extension, former time just past.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Gone by, ended, or beyond a stated place, time, or limit.
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Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.
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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
2Before the mountaines were broughtforth, or euer thou hadst formed the earth and the world: euen from euerlasting to euerlasting thou art God.
3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
3Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men.
Selected passage4For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
4*‖For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night.
Selected passage5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
5‖Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp.