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Psalm 90:1

A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

1A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
2Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
3You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”
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The words “dwelling place” speak of belonging that reaches beyond one lifespan, with God named as home across all generations.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.Both psalms describe dwelling with God, with Psalm 91 adding rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will …Both use the language of dwelling: Moses speaks of God as his people's home, while Paul speaks of God dwelling in his people.
Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’Both name God as a dwelling place, with Deuteronomy describing him as eternal and his supporting arms as everlasting.
Psalm 91:9Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,Both call God a dwelling place; Psalm 91 also names him as refuge.
Psalm 71:3Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.Both address God as a place of refuge, using the images of a dwelling place and a rock to which someone may return.
1 John 4:16We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.Both describe life in God through dwelling language; John connects remaining in God with remaining in love.
Ezekiel 11:16“Therefore say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet I will …God is his people's dwelling place in the psalm and promises to be a sanctuary for those scattered among countries in Ezekiel.
Psalm 84:3Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God.Both use the language of home in relation to God, though Psalm 84 describes birds nesting near his altars.
John 14:23Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.Both speak of home with God; Jesus promises that he and the Father will make their home with someone who loves and obeys him.
John 6:56He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him.Both describe dwelling in relation to God; Jesus speaks of mutual indwelling with the person who eats his flesh and drinks his blood.
Exodus 33:14–19He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”Psalm 90 addresses God as a dwelling place; Exodus records his promise of presence and rest.
Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.Both identify Moses as the man of God, introducing his prayer in the psalm and his blessing before death in Deuteronomy.
Where this verse fits

Aging. fear for the future. praise and worship.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Pray Psalm 90:1 at your doorway before leaving home

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Encouragement

Your lifespan does not set the limits of God's faithfulness. Moses addresses the Lord as the dwelling place of generations, a home no single generation has to establish.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).