Psalm 90:9
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
Cross-references
Psalm 90:7 states the cause — 'consumed by thine anger' — which Psalm 90:9 then applies to the passing of days. Immediate context.
In Psalm 90:4, God's eternal perspective contrasts with the fleeting, wrath-filled days of verse 9, deepening the theme of human frailty.
In Psalm 39:5, the same theme of life's brevity and insignificance before God reinforces the lament of passing years under wrath.
In Psalm 78:33, the same idea of God ending days in futility and terror is a historical example of life under wrath described here.
Numbers 14:28 records God's oath that the rebellious generation would die in the wilderness — the same divine wrath that makes life fleeting in Psalm 90:9.
Deuteronomy 2:14 recounts the 38-year wasting of that generation under God's curse — the historical outworking of the 'years spent in wrath'.
Job 9:25 compares days to a swift runner fleeing away — directly parallels the fleeting 'tale' of Psalm 90:9, both emphasizing life's speed.
1 John 2:17 contrasts the passing world with eternal life for those doing God's will, offering hope beyond the fleeting days under wrath.
Ecclesiastes 1:4 observes generations passing away while earth remains — a broader perspective on transience, without the wrath motif.
1 Chronicles 29:15 echoes the brevity of life as a shadow and sojourn, but without the element of divine wrath — a general mortality theme.