Psalms
Psalm 90:8–9
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 90:8
| 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 90:8 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.