Psalms 90:7

"In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry."

Key Reflection

Psalms 90:7 uses imagery of grass to vividly depict the brevity and transience of human life. In the morning, the grass seems vibrant and lush, but by evening, it has withered away—a poignant metaphor for how swiftly humans can flourish yet quickly face mortality. This image highlights the fleeting nature of earthly existence, which resonates deeply within the broader biblical theme of humanity's dependence on God for enduring purpose and meaning.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For we are consumed by thine anger -That is, Death - the cutting off of the race of man - may be regarded as an expression of thy displeasure against mankind as a race of sinners. The death of man would not have occurred but for sinGenesis 3:3,Genesis 3:19;Romans 5:12; and all the circumstances connected with it - the fact of death, the dread of death, the pain that precedes death, the paleness and coldness and rigidity of the dead, and the slow and offensive returning to dust in the grave - all are adapted to be, and seem designed to be, illustrations of the anger of God against sin.

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