Psalms 90:3

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

(d) Moses by lamenting the frailty and shortness of man's life moves God to pity.

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³ Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 90:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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