Our Dwelling Place (Psalm 90)

Where do we live, in a proud land, one that arrogant nations look down their noses at, or do we live humbly in the Lord? Let’s look at Psalm 90.

A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. (WEB)

In a spiritual sense, do we live in this world or with God?

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. (Ps 90:1-2 NASB)

What is this mortal life? How quickly do we pass away from this life?

You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—they are like the new grass of the morning: In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered. (Ps 90:3-6 NIV)

What is one of the most important tasks in a short life of 70 to 80 years?

For we have been consumed by Your anger, And by Your wrath we are terrified. You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh. The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Ps 90:7-12 NKJV)

Do we need God’s wisdom to fully experience the truly great things in life? Is God’s love, seeing Him work in our lives important to us?

O Lord, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! (Ps 90:13-17 NLT)

Have we really considered how long our frail human lives are?

Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. (Jas 4:14 WEB)

How does our lifespan compare with how God views time?

Don’t let it escape your notice, dear friends, that with the Lord a single day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a single day. (2 Pet 3:8 CEB)

Where do we live, in a proud land, one that arrogant nations look down their noses at, or do we live humbly in the Lord? You decide!