 For a thousand years in thy sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : In the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and...  Selections for Oral Reading - Page 1edited by - 1914 - 326 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 576 pages
...to a person who looks back upon it, may appear only as three hours, or one quarter of the night. 6. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are...in the morning they are like grass which groweth up ; or, as grass that changeth. 6. In the morning itjlourisheth and groweth up ; in the evening it is... | |
 | 1819 - 948 pages
...sight art but as yesterday when it is past, and a* a watch in the night. The state of Hie godly. 5 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until...found to hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are ini 6 In the morningitflounsheth, and grow eth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and wilhereth. 7 For... | |
 | Birmingham sacellum Erdingtoniense - 1821 - 644 pages
...years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 5 Thou earnest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep :...the morning they are like grass which groweth up. 6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 7 For... | |
 | W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...contrast the eternity of God, with man's fading life 1 Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest; Return ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight...groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withcreth. (90 P. 3 to 6.) 4. Does be compare our years to a... | |
 | 1822 - 184 pages
...years, in thy sight, are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 5 Tbou earnest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in...the morning, they are like grass which groweth up. 6 In the morning, it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening, it is cut down, and withereth. 7... | |
 | William Banks - 1823 - 462 pages
...him, who is from everlasting to everlasting. "Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight,...are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourished!, and groweth up ; in the evening rt is cut down and withereth." The sentiment contained... | |
 | 1823 - 154 pages
...contrast the eternity of God with man's fading life? Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight...when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou earnest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which... | |
 | Charles Bradley (Vicar of Glasbury.) - 1823 - 370 pages
...to a person who looks back on it, may appear only as three hours, or one quarter of the night. 5. ' Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are...in the morning they are like grass which groweth up ;' or as grass that changeth. 6. ' In the morning it florisheth and groweth up ; in the evening it... | |
 | Visitation of the sick Order for the - 1824 - 132 pages
...from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight...groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath... | |
 | 1868 - 346 pages
...Oth, 9th, and 12th verses : " For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away...groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth." — " We spend our years as a tale that is told."... | |
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