Psalm 90 looks like this

Psalm 90 looks like this: It begins with God, the everlasting to everlasting. Then it contemplates two pressures on humanity, firstly our temporariness and mortality; then the truth that we will be judged by God. These pressures are not resolved either by grim morbidness or flippant denial; but by turning to God. In verse 12, the Psalmist seeks the wisdom of God to respond fully to the human condition. Then as he prays wisely, he finds himself praying for:

Forgiveness(v13), which God gives in Christ removing the fear of judgement.

Joy(v14-15), which is our strength and of which God is the true source.

Encounter (v16), a fuller revelation of God for us.

AUseful life (v17), knowing the blessing of God on what we do here, in our short lives.

I had the privilege of sharing this stuff with my friends at the Nazarene church in Perth yesterday.