Psalms 90:6

Psalms 90:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
• New International Version (NIV)In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the morning it flourishes and grows up; In the evening it is cut down and withers.

Context of Psalms 90:6

4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. 5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. 7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. 8You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all.

Psalms 90:6 word by word

בַּ֭בֹּקֶר יָצִ֣יץ וְחָלָ֑ף לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב יְמוֹלֵ֥ל וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• it flourishethצוּץtsûts · to blossomH6692
• and groweth upחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498
• in the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• it is cut downמוּלmûl · to circumciseH4135
• and witherethיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001

Cross-references for Psalms 90:6

• Psalms 92:7Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
• Job 14:2We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.
• Matthew 6:30And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

Commentaries on Psalms 90:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6In the morning it flourisheth - This does not mean that it grows with any special vigor or rapidity in the morning, as if that were illustrative of the rapid growth of the young; but merely that, in fact, in the morning it is green and vigorous, and is cut down in the short course of a day, or before evening. The reference here is to grass as an emblem of man. And groweth up - The same word in the Hebrew which is used in the close of the previous verse…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6Unlike God, humans are mortal and temporary.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Life is like grass, which, though changing under the influence of the night's dew, and flourishing in the morning, is soon cut down and withereth (Psa 103:15; 1Pe 1:24).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 90:6

• Grass
• Life
• Mowing

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Commentaries on Psalms 90

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings