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Week 29. Day 4. Psalms 90-99.

Psalm 90 begins book 4 of the Psalter, and laments the brevity of life

Bonus: What previous scriptures are being alluded to in v2 and v3?

Moses’ prayer ‘return O Lord’ in 90:13 is almost identical to Ex 32:12. The experience of Moses and the Exodus generation speaks of how God was gracious to a sinful people, and gracious to a people who were in a sort of exile/death. These are the two reassurances that the people in exile need to hear!

Ps 91-92

As you read these Psalms, look for themes from Psalm 90. In particular, note how these psalms answer the problem of the brevity of life that Psalm 90 lamented.

Ps 93-99

Notice the dominant emphasis ‘The Lord reigns’ in these psalms.

Why might it be important to celebrate this theme given the situation at the end of Psalm 89?

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.