Psalm 90:4
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Cross-references
Psalm 90:9 continues the same psalm's lament on fleeting years under God's wrath, directly expanding the context of time's brevity.
Psalm 39:5 similarly contrasts human life as a mere breath before God's eternal nature, deepening the theme of human frailty.
Psalm 102:27 declares God's endless years, contrasting with the thousand-years-as-a-day perspective in Psalm 90:4.
2 Peter 3:8 directly quotes Psalm 90:4 to emphasize God's timelessness and patience.
Hebrews 1:12 quotes Psalm 102:27, affirming God's unchanging nature, which complements the timeless perspective of Psalm 90:4.
Job 8:9 echoes the brevity of human life ('of yesterday') compared to God's eternal perspective, reinforcing the theme of human transience.
Hebrews 13:8 declares Christ's constancy ('same yesterday, today, forever'), echoing God's timelessness from Psalm 90:4.