Psalms 90:10

The length of our days is seventy years — or eighty if we are strong — yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 90

4 songs meet this passage

  • “Like my father's come to pass”

    Wake Me Up When September Ends (Demo) · Green Day

    resonates with Psalms 90:10

    The quiet shock at how fast years pass since the father's death mirrors the psalmist's lament over how swiftly our days fly by.

  • “Pleading with your eyes”

    We Will Rock You · Queen

    resonates with Psalms 90:9-10

    The old man's silent plea captures the weariness of a life nearing its end, much like the Psalmist's meditation on the brevity and toil of our years.

  • “It stopped, short never to go again”

    My Grandfather's Clock · Johnny Cash

    resonates with Psalms 90:10-12

    The abrupt stopping of the clock at death echoes the psalmist's meditation on the brevity and numbered nature of our days.

  • Here Comes the Hotstepper (Allaam Mix) · Ini Kamoze

    strains against Psalms 90:10-12

    The boast of invincibility stands against the Psalm's sober reminder that life is brief and numbered, not something to swagger past.

Elsewhere in Psalms 90