Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Overview
Psa 90:1, Moses, setting forth God's providence; Psa 90:3, complains of human fragility, Psa 90:7, divine chastisements, Psa 90:10, and brevity of life; Psa 90:12, He prays for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence.
being a Psalm of Moses. This Psalm is supposed to have been composed by Moses, when all the generation of the Israelites who had offended God, were sentenced to fail in the wilderness, at the age of seventy or eighty years, except Moses, Caleb, and Joshua. Num. 13:1-14:45
the man: Exo 33:14-19; Deu 33:1; Kg1 13:1; Ti1 6:11
Lord: Psa 71:3, Psa 91:1, Psa 91:9; Deu 33:27; Isa 8:14; Eze 11:16; Joh 6:56; Jo1 4:16
all generations: Heb. generation and generation, Psa 89:1 *marg.
Before: Job 38:4-6, Job 38:28, Job 38:29; Pro 8:25, Pro 8:26
or ever: Psa 33:9, Psa 146:6; Gen 1:1
even from: Psa 93:2, Psa 102:24-27, Psa 103:17; Isa 44:6, Isa 57:15; Mic 5:2; Hab 1:12; Ti1 6:15, Ti1 6:16; Heb 1:10-12, Heb 13:8; Rev 1:8
thou: Isa 45:22
Thou: Psa 104:29, Psa 146:4; Gen 3:19, Gen 6:6, Gen 6:7; Num 14:35; Job 12:10, Job 34:14, Job 34:15; Ecc 12:7
Return ye children of men: Rather, "Return ye children of Adam;" i.e., to that dust out of which ye were originally formed.
For: Pe2 3:8
is past: or, when he hath passed them
and as: Mat 14:25, Mat 24:43; Luk 12:38
Thou: Job 9:26, Job 22:16, Job 27:20, Job 27:21; Isa 8:7, Isa 8:8; Jer 46:7, Jer 46:8
as a sleep: Psa 73:20; Isa 29:7, Isa 29:8
morning: Psa 103:15, Psa 103:16; Isa 40:6; Jam 1:10, Jam 1:11; Pe1 1:24
groweth up: or, is changed
For we: Psa 90:9, Psa 90:11, Psa 39:11, Psa 59:13; Num 17:12, Num 17:13; Deu 2:14-16; Heb 3:10, Heb 3:11, Heb 3:17-19; Heb 4:1, Heb 4:2
are we: Exo 14:24; Rom 2:8, Rom 2:9
Thou: Psa 10:11, Psa 50:21, Psa 139:1-4; Job 34:21; Jer 9:13-16, Jer 16:17, Jer 23:24; Eze 8:12; Rev 20:12
our: Psa 19:12; Pro 5:21; Ecc 12:14; Luk 12:1, Luk 12:2; Rom 2:16; Co1 4:5; Heb 4:12, Heb 4:13; Jo1 3:20
in the: Psa 80:16
For: Psa 78:33
passed: Heb. turned
we spend: The Vulgate has, Anni nostri sicut aranea mediatabuntur, "Our years pass away like those of the spider." Our plans and operations are like the spider's web. Life is as frail, and the thread of it as brittle, as one of those which constitute the well-wrought and curious, but fragile habitation of that insect. All the versions have the word spider, but it is not found in any Hebrew manuscripts, or edition yet collated. The Hebrew might be rendered, "We consume our lives with a groan," kemo hegeh.
a tale: Heb. a meditation, Psa 90:4, Psa 39:5
The days: etc. Heb. As for the days of our years, in them are seventy years, Gen 47:9; Deu 34:7
yet: Sa2 19:35; Kg1 1:1; Ecc 12:2-7
for: Psa 78:39; Job 14:10 *marg. Job 24:24; Isa 38:12; Luk 12:20; Jam 4:14
Lev 26:18, Lev 26:21, Lev 26:24, Lev 26:28; Deu 28:59, Deu 29:20-29; Isa 33:14; Nah 1:6; Luk 12:5; Co2 5:11; Rev 6:17
So: Psa 39:4; Deu 32:29; Ecc 9:10; Luk 12:35-40; Joh 9:4; Eph 5:16, Eph 5:17
that: Job 28:28; Pro 2:2-6, Pro 3:13-18, Pro 4:5, Pro 4:7, Pro 7:1-4, Pro 8:32-36, Pro 16:16, Pro 18:1, Pro 18:2; Pro 22:17, Pro 23:12, Pro 23:23
apply our hearts: Heb. cause our hearts to come
Return: Psa 6:4, Psa 80:14; Jer 12:15; Joe 2:13, Joe 2:14; Zac 1:16
how: Psa 89:46
let it: Psa 106:45, Psa 135:14; Exo 32:14; Deu 32:36; Hos 11:8; Amo 7:3, Amo 7:6; Jon 3:9
satisfy: Psa 36:7, Psa 36:8, Psa 63:3-5, Psa 65:4, Psa 103:3-5; Jer 31:15; Zac 9:17
that we: Psa 23:6, Psa 85:6, Psa 86:4, Psa 149:2; Phi 4:4
Make: Psa 30:5, Psa 126:5, Psa 126:6; Isa 12:1, Isa 40:1, Isa 40:2, Isa 61:3, Isa 65:18, Isa 65:19; Jer 31:12, Jer 31:13; Mat 5:4; Joh 16:20; Rev 7:14-17
the years: Deu 2:14-16
Let: Psa 44:1; Num 14:15-24; Hab 3:2
and: Num 14:30, Num 14:31; Deu 1:39; Jos 4:22-24, Jos 23:14
And let: Psa 27:4, Psa 50:2, Psa 80:3, Psa 80:7, Psa 110:3; Co2 3:18; Jo1 3:2
establish: Psa 68:28, Psa 118:25; Job 22:28; Pro 16:3; Isa 26:12; Co1 3:7; Th2 2:16, Th2 2:17; Th2 3:1