Psalm 90:3 “You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.””

Psalm 90:3

You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

World English Bible

You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

American Standard Version

Thou turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return, ye children of men.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou turnest man to destruction: againe thou sayest, Returne, ye sonnes of Adam.

Darby Translation

Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.

Bible in Basic English

You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.

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Cross references

“Thou”

Genesis 3:19 Ecclesiastes 12:7 Psalm 104:29 Psalm 146:4 Numbers 14:35 Job 12:10

Genesis 3:19 · BSB

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Ecclesiastes 12:7 · BSB

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Psalm 104:29 · BSB

When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

Psalm 146:4 · BSB

When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

Numbers 14:35 · BSB

I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation, which has conspired against Me. They will meet their end in the wilderness, and there they will die.”

Job 12:10 · BSB

The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

4For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

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