Psalm 90:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As for the daysיְמֵֽי־
(ye·mei-)
3117: daya prim. root
of our life,שְׁנֹותֵ֨ינוּ
(she·no·v·tei·nu)
8141: a yearfrom shana
they contain seventyשִׁבְעִ֪ים
(shiv·'im)
7657: seventy (a card. number)from sheba
years,שָׁנָ֡ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
Or ifוְאִ֤ם
(ve·'im)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
due to strength,בִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת
(big·vu·rot)
1369: strength, mightpass. part. from gabar
eightyשְׁמֹ֘ונִ֤ים
(she·mo·v·nim)
8084: an eightyfrom the same as shemoneh
years,שָׁנָ֗ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
Yet their prideוְ֭רָהְבָּם
(ve·ra·he·bam)
7296: pridefrom rahab
is [but] laborעָמָ֣ל
(a·mal)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
and sorrow;וָאָ֑וֶן
(va·'a·ven;)
205: trouble, sorrow, wickednessfrom an unused word
For soonחִ֝֗ישׁ
(chish)
2440: quicklyfrom chush
it is goneגָ֥ז
(gaz)
1468: to pass over or awaya prim. root
and we fly away.וַנָּעֻֽפָה׃
(van·na·'u·fah.)
5774a: to flya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of our years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
are threescore
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
and ten
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
and if by reason of strength
gbuwrah  (gheb-oo-raw')
force; by implication, valor, victory -- force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.
they be fourscore
shmoniym  (shem-o-neem')
eighty, also eightieth -- eighty(-ieth), fourscore.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
yet is their strength
rohab  (ro'-hab)
pride -- strength.
labour
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
and sorrow
'aven  (aw-ven')
to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
for it is soon
chiysh  (kheesh)
a hurry; hence (adverb) quickly -- soon.
cut off
guwz  (gooz)
to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly -- bring, cut off.
and we fly away
`uwph  (oof)
to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away.

King James Bible
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our lives last seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow; indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

International Standard Version
We live for 70 years, or 80 years if we're healthy, yet even in the prime years there are troubles and sorrow. They pass by quickly and we fly away.

NET Bible
The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The days of our years with them are 70 years, or being stronger, 80 years; most of them are toil and pains, because affliction comes upon us and we are buffeted.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Each of us lives for 70 years- or even 80 if we are in good health. But the best of them [bring] trouble and misery. Indeed, they are soon gone, and we fly away.

King James 2000 Bible
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
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