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Psalms 90:5 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Psalms 90:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 90 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. groweth: or, is changed”
Psalms 90:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 90:5
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. This verse develops the theme of human transience through three vivid metaphors: flood, sleep, and grass. Each image emphasizes the swift, inevitable, and overwhelming nature of death that sweeps away mortal life. Moses uses natural imagery familiar to his audience to illustrate theological truth about mortality under divine judgment."Thou carriest them away as with a flood" (זְרַמְתָּם שֵׁנָה יִהְיוּ/zeramtam shenah yihyu) uses zaram (to pour out, flood, overwhelm). The imagery i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 90:5
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“Cry! One said”
“whose foundation was poured out as a stream”
“his days are like grass. As a flower of the field”
“so”
“All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;,For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:,,,,,,,,”
“Terrors take hold on him as waters”
“behold”
“as the eagle that swoops on the prey.”
“even all who fight against her and her stronghold”
“and shall not be found. Yes”