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Psalms 90:9

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

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כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יָ֭מֵינוּyameynvas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…פָּנ֣וּpanvappearפָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “appear”, a completed actionH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).בְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָveevratekhain angerעֶבְרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5678an outburst of passionanger, rage, wrath.כִּלִּ֖ינוּkilinvceaseכָּלָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “cease”, a completed actionH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…שָׁנֵ֣ינוּshaneynvyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).כְמוֹkhemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.הֶֽגֶהhegehmourningהֶגֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “mourning”, the ordinary formH1899a muttering (in sighing, thought, or as thunder)mourning, sound, tale.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; we bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

Young’s Literal Translation

For all our days pined away in Thy wrath, We consumed our years as a meditation.

World English Bible

For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

Darby Translation

For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a [passing] thought.

Douay-Rheims

Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; we bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in thy wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι ἡμῶν ἐξέλιπον, καὶ ἐν τῇ ὀργῇ σου ἐξελίπομεν· τὰ ἔτη ἡμῶν ὡς ἀράχνη ἐμελέτων.