To Your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday come and…
““To Your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday come and gone, no more than a watch in the night. You sweep men away like a dream, like grass which springs up in the morning. In the morning it springs up and flowers, by evening it withers and fades. So we are destroyed in Your anger, struck with terror in Your fury. Our guilt lies open before You; our secrets in the light of Your face. All our days pass away in Your anger. Our life is over like a sigh. Our span is seventy years or eighty for those who are strong. And most of these are emptiness and pain, they pass swiftly and we are gone.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Human life is fleeting; divine anger and judgment render existence brief and often painful.
In simple terms: Life is short and subject to divine wrath.
Key Takeaway
Seek humility and repentance before divine judgment.
Themes
mortality
divine wrath
impermanence
spiritual reflection
humility
Mood
somber
contemplative
Type
religious
poetic
When to use this quote
- prayer
- confession
- meditation on mortality
- ethical living
- seeking forgiveness
Key Concepts
theology
existential sorrow
human frailty
Questions to Reflect On
- What does divine anger symbolize?
- How can one find peace amid impermanence?
A Different Perspective
Interpretations vary on literal vs. metaphorical anger; cultural context influences meaning.