Psalms 90:4

“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 years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night." - Psalms 90:4
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What does Psalms 90:4 mean?

Psalms 90:4 KJV reads, "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night." This verse from the book of Psalms in the Bible is a reflection on the eternity and omnipotence of God. The psalm itself is attributed to Moses, and it…

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Eternal Perspective: Embracing the Timelessness of God

**Introduction** In a world that is constantly racing against time, Psalm 90:4 offers profound insight into the nature of God’s perception of time. The verse states, “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.” This…

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A Prayer for Understanding Time in God's Presence

O Eternal God, In the stillness of this moment, as I come before Thy divine presence, I am reminded of the words from Psalm 90:4, which affirm: "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night." Lord, I stand in awe of Your…

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Psalms 90:4 - "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night."
"In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth." - Psalms 90:6
Psalms 90:6 - "In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth."
"Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations." - Psalms 90:1
Psalms 90:17 - "And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it."
"Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth." - Psalms 119:90
Psalms 90:13 - "Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants."
Psalms 90:5 - "Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up."
Psalms 90:11 - "Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath."
Psalms 90:7 - "For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled."
Psalms 90:1 - "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations."
Psalms 90:3 - "Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men."
"Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men." - Psalms 90:3
Psalms 119:90 - "Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth."
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." - Psalms 90:12
Psalms 90:16 - "Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children."
Psalms 90:15 - "Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil."
Psalms 90:12 - "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."
Psalms 90:14 - "O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days."
Psalms 90:8 - "Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance."
Psalms 90:9 - "For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told."
"For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled." - Psalms 90:7
"O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days." - Psalms 90:14
Psalms 90:2 - "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."
Psalms 90:10 - "The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away."
"Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up." - Psalms 90:5
"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God." - Psalms 90:2
"Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children." - Psalms 90:16
"Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants." - Psalms 90:13