Through the Psalms 2024 097: Wisdom for this Mortal Life (Through the Psalms) Psalm 90
Nov 29, 2025
A study of Psalm 90 exploring God's eternality and how it shapes history. A frank look at human mortality using images like passing grass and the night watch. Practical wisdom for valuing time, including a rocking-chair exercise for life decisions. A prayerful plea for mercy, lasting fruit, and finishing well with perspective on sin, judgment, and grace.
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God's Eternity Frames History
- God is eternal and works out His purposes across generations beyond visible events.
- Don Green says this eternal framework gives believers stability and perspective over politics and history.
Life's Transience Compared To Eternity
- Human life is transient and brief compared with God's eternity, like grass that flourishes then withers.
- Don Green emphasizes that mortality reframes what we value and how we live.
Death As Judgment For Sin
- Death entered because of sin and is God's righteous judgment against rebellion.
- Don Green links human mortality to Adam's sin and Romans 5:12 to explain why life is brief.
