Proper 7 (Ps) June 23rd

Psalm 90:1-17

¹ Lord, you have been our dwelling place

in all generations.

² Before the mountains were brought forth,

or ever you had formed the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

³ You return man to dust

and say, “Return, O children of man!”

⁴ For a thousand years in your sight

are but as yesterday when it is past,

or as a watch in the night.

⁵ You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream,

like grass that is renewed in the morning:

⁶ in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;

in the evening it fades and withers.

⁷ For we are brought to an end by your anger;

by your wrath we are dismayed.

⁸ You have set our iniquities before you,

our secret sins in the light of your presence.

⁹ For all our days pass away under your wrath;

we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

¹⁰ The years of our life are seventy,

or even by reason of strength eighty;

yet their span is but toil and trouble;

they are soon gone, and we fly away.

¹¹ Who considers the power of your anger,

and your wrath according to the fear of you?

¹² So teach us to number our days

that we may get a heart of wisdom.

¹³ Return, O Lord! How long?

Have pity on your servants!

¹⁴ Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,

that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

¹⁵ Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,

and for as many years as we have seen evil.

¹⁶ Let your work be shown to your servants,

and your glorious power to their children.

¹⁷ Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,

and establish the work of our hands upon us;

yes, establish the work of our hands!

"The 90th psalm is a psalm of instruction in which Moses teaches the origin of death, namely sin, which, though known only by God and hidden from the world, is yet inborn in all from Adam to us. It shows that life here is not only short but also miserable, so that it may well be called a daily death. Nevertheless, the psalmist says that such a life is good, so that through it we would be driven to see God's grace and His help to deliver us from it all. For those who never think of death and feel no misery remain senseless fools, caring nothing for God's grace or help. The psalm ends with the prayer that God would show us His work, namely His deliverance from sin and death, that is, that He would send Christ." - Martin Luther

Hopefully, during times of suffering, we put our trust in our Lord Jesus Christ who is our rock and our salvation. Jesus Christ has won the favor of God for each of us. He is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty, reminding his Father of his eternal compassion and love for you. Jesus Christ is the second Adam who brings Daily and Eternal LIFE.