Psalms

Psalm 90:9–10

⁹For all our days decline in Your fury;

we finish our years with a sigh.

¹⁰The length of our days is seventy years —

or eighty if we are strong —

yet their pride is but labor and sorrow,

for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The length of our days	יְמֵֽי־	yə·mê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
is seventy	שִׁבְעִ֪ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
years	שָׁנָ֡ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
or eighty	שְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤ים	šə·mō·w·nîm	Number - common plural	H8084 an eighty
if we are strong	וְאִ֤ם	wə·’im	Conjunction	H518 if
yet their pride	וְ֭רָהְבָּם	wə·rā·hə·bām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7296 pride
is but labor	עָמָ֣ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and sorrow	וָאָ֑וֶן	wā·’ā·wen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they quickly	חִ֝֗ישׁ	ḥîš	Adverb	H2440 quickly
pass	גָ֥ז	ḡāz	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1468 pass over, away
and we fly away	וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃	wan·nā·‘u·p̄āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural; third person feminine singular	H5774 fly

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Psalm 90:9 Psalm 78:33 · Psalm 39:5

Psalm 90:10 James 4:14 · Psalm 78:39 · 2 Samuel 19:35 · Genesis 47:9 · Deuteronomy 34:7 · 1 Kings 1:1 · Job 24:24 · Job 14:10 · Ecclesiastes 12:2–7 · Isaiah 38:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.