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In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

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Life is a Single Day

Commentators explain that this verse portrays human life as a single, fleeting day. Like grass that is vibrant in the morning, we flourish in our youth and strength. But just as that same grass is cut down and withered by evening, our lives are fragile and can end suddenly. This powerful image serves as a stark reminder of our mortality and the swift passage of our time on earth.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 90:6

18th Century

Theologian

In the morning it flourisheth - This does not mean that it grows with any special vigor or rapidity in the morning, as if that were…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Psalms 90:5–6

19th Century

Bishop

The following is suggested as the most satisfactory rendering of these verses: Time (literally, a year; but the root idea is the …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Psalm 90:4–6

19th Century

Preacher

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; t…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 90:6

17th Century

Pastor

In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up
That is, the grass, through the dew that lay all night on it, and by th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 90:1–6

17th Century

Minister

It is supposed that this psalm refers to the sentence passed on Israel in the wilderness (Numbers 14). The favour and protection of God…