Psalms 90:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 90:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 90:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 90:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 90:3 — World English Bible

Psalms 90:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 90:3 — American Standard Version

Psalms 90:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Psalms 90:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 90:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 90:3 — Darby Translation

Psalms 90:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Psalms 90:3 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 90:3 in Context — Psalms 90

1 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

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

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

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What Does Psalms 90:3 Mean?

Psalms 90:3 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 90. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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