Psalm 90:2-4 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

²Before the mountains were born

or You brought forth the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting

You are God.

³You return man to dust,

saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

⁴For in Your sight a thousand years

are but a day that passes,

or a watch of the night.

— Psalm 90:2-4

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