Psalms
Psalm 90:7–9
7For we are consumed by Your anger
and terrified by Your wrath.
8You have set our iniquities before You,
our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
9For all our days decline in Your fury;
we finish our years with a sigh.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 90:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we are consumed | כָלִ֥ינוּ | ḵā·lî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| by Your anger | בְאַפֶּ֑ךָ | ḇə·’ap·pe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| and terrified | נִבְהָֽלְנוּ׃ | niḇ·hā·lə·nū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural | H926 alarm, dismay |
| by Your wrath | וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ | ū·ḇa·ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
Psalm 90:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have set | שַׁתָּ | ša·tå̄ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7896 put, set |
| our iniquities | עֲוֺנֹתֵ֣ינוּ | ‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū | Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| before You | לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ | lə·neḡ·de·ḵā | Preposition-l; second person masculine singular | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
| our secret | עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ | ‘ă·lu·mê·nū | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H5956 conceal |
| in the light | לִמְא֥וֹר | lim·’ō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3974 luminary |
| of Your presence | פָּנֶֽיךָ׃ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Psalm 90:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| our days | יָ֭מֵינוּ | yā·mê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H3117 day |
| decline | פָּנ֣וּ | pā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6437 turn |
| in Your fury | בְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ | ḇə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury |
| we finish | כִּלִּ֖ינוּ | kil·lî·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| our years | שָׁנֵ֣ינוּ | šā·nê·nū | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H8141 year |
| with | כְמוֹ־ | ḵə·mōw- | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
| a sigh | הֶֽגֶה׃ | he·ḡeh | Noun - masculine singular | H1899 a rumbling, growling, moaning |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 90:7 Psalm 39:11
Psalm 90:8 Jeremiah 16:17 · Ecclesiastes 12:14 · Hebrews 4:12–13 · Jeremiah 23:24 · Psalm 19:12 · Psalm 139:1–4 · Jeremiah 9:13–16 · Revelation 20:12 · Psalm 10:11 · 1 John 3:20 · Proverbs 5:21 · Romans 2:16
Psalm 90:9 Psalm 78:33 · Psalm 39:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.