Wisdom Is Found When Praying Through Psalm 90

Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God (Ps. 90:1-2).

Heavenly Father, thank you for protecting us from the storms of life. You are the ultimate refuge. Dwelling in your sanctuary is the safest place to be. Teach us to trust in you all the days of our lives. For you have promised that in every generation, if we cry out to you, you will save us.

God, before the world was created, you existed. From everlasting to everlasting, you are God. The world is contingent. You are necessary. We are creatures who rely on you to sustain us, but you are creator and rely on no one. We worship you for being holy, distinct, and separate from all others. For you have neither beginning nor end!

You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.” A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death— they are like the new grass of the morning: In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered (Ps. 90:3-6)

Lord of heaven, we are mortal. But when we put our trust and faith in your son, Jesus of Nazareth, we put on immortality. For we are created in your image and likeness. While we do return to dust as mortals, you will give us a new body and spirit that will last forever. This is the hope we have of eternal life.

It’s amazing how a thousand years are like a day for you. Time is irrelevant in your mind because you supersede time. You transcend time. Time has no power over you. For you are immortal–The Alpha and the Omega.

But we are needy creatures. Like the new grass of the morning, we spring up, but in the evening, we are dry and withered. Our lives are temporary. One day we are here and the next our lives vanish. Please keep us humble and satisfied with the life you have given us. Encourage us to rejoice in this life and not to be bitter. A complaining spirit will not give us a satisfying life.

We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away (Ps. 90:7-10).

Lord God, you are holy and righteous. Our sins are ever before us. The Bible states that all of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Therefore, none of us are righteous. We deserve your wrath and indignation. But thank God that you sent Jesus to be the propitiation for our sins. What marvelous grace and redemption we now have in the prince of peace.