Commentary on Psalm 90:1-12 & Psalm 90:13-17 By L.G. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Teach us so to number our days. (12-17) Commentary on Psalm 90:1-6 (Read Psalm 90:1-6) It is supposed that this psalm refers to the sentence passed on Israel in the wilderness, Numbers 14. Psalms 90:1-17 A Matter of Life and Death. Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
Number we our days by our daily prayers--number we them by our daily obedience and daily acts of love--number we them by the memories that they bring of holy men who have entered into their Saviour's peace, and by the hopes which are woven with them of glory and of grace won for us!
A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Psalms 90:1-17 A Matter of Life and Death. Bellinger, Jr., Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014. Moses wanted us to remember that our remaining number of days grows smaller each day. (7-11) Prayer for mercy and grace. Answer: Psalm 90 marks the beginning of Book Four of Psalms. In ancient Israel, crisis brought a response of gathering at the holy place under the leadership of priests and other worship leaders. The psalm uses "words that Moses" said, from these books. This psalm makes Bible students think of Genesis 3 and Deuteronomy 32. 3 For my soul is full of troubles,. Teach us so to number our days. BOOK IV Psalms 90–106 -A prayer of Moses the man of God. Commentary, Psalm 90:1-8[9-11]12, W.H. --Plain Commentary. Psalm 90 is the oldest psalm, written by Moses by the year 1440 BC. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. Some commentators think this was not the same famous and familiar Moses, but the evidence is much stronger for believing that this was indeed the great leader of Israel. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90 God’s Eternity and Human Frailty. Calvin's Commentary on the Bible. 3. Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 90 INTRODUCTION: Psalm 90 is the first psalm in Book IV of the psalms (Psalms 90-106). Some translate to the number of our days, which gives the same sense.As Moses perceived that what he had hitherto taught is not comprehended by the understandings of men until God shine upon them by his Spirit, he now sets himself to prayer. This psalm is titled A Prayer of Moses the man of God. 12. Psalm 90:1-8 [9-11] 12 Commentary by W. H. Bellinger, Jr. 2. The only division which will be useful separates the contemplation Psalms 90:1 - 11 from the Psalms 90:12-17 there is indeed no need to make even this break, for the unity is well preserved throughout. in all generations. Still, it was possible in that time to relate to God in prayer. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists. Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Dr. Philip W. McLarty. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. Psalm 90:12. --Plain Commentary. Psalm 90 and the 'Ascent into Insignificance,' Peter Lockhart, A Different Heresy, 2014. Verse 12. Verse 12. It is entitled “From Everlasting to Everlasting” and is noted as “A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.” To number our days. From (verses 7-12), we may judge that it was written at the end of the 38 years of wandering in the wilderness. BOOK IV Psalms 90–106 -A prayer of Moses the man of God. Psalm 90: This psalm is the only one written by Moses and thus the oldest in the Psalter.