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ESV: Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

NIV: Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

NASB: Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness, That we may sing for joy and rejoice all our days.

CSB: Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.

NLT: Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.

KJV: O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

NKJV: Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

During the Israelites' trek through the wilderness the Lord provided manna from heaven for them. It fell on the ground every morning of the week except the Sabbath. The people collected it every day, and twice as much on the sixth day, so their hunger would be satisfied (Exodus 16:1–31). God provided the manna all throughout their wilderness wanderings, stopping it only after the Israelites had entered into Canaan and eaten of the produce of the land (Joshua 5:12).

The manna pictured Jesus, the Bread of Life, who came down from heaven to give life to all who believe on Him. In John 6 Jesus recalled that the Jews' ancestors ate manna in the wilderness and it was bread from heaven. He said, "My father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world" (John 6:32–33). Moses prayed in Psalm 90:14 for God to show His steadfast love to the Israelites every morning and they would be satisfied. God's love revealed in Christ satisfies all who believe on Christ.

Psalm 90:11–17 calls on the Lord to teach His people to number their days and gain wisdom. Moses, the author, prays for mercy and joy. Also, he asks the Lord to prosper His servants' work. Other Scriptures emphasize God's compassion, the joy He gives, and the blessing He pours out on those who serve Him (Psalm 100:5; Proverbs 22:4). The books of Ezra and Nehemiah demonstrate the truth that God grants these gifts to those who honor Him, even if those gifts aren't always in the form of an easy, prosperous life.

Psalm 90, likely the oldest psalm, opens with Moses addressing God as eternal and Israel's dwelling place, but quickly shifts to an acknowledgement of man's brief life on earth. Our iniquity is the reason God directs His wrath at us. In most cases, a person can expect to live somewhere around 70 or 80 years, barring disease or misfortune. Short or long, life is full of toil and trouble. In view of life's brevity, Moses asks the Lord to fill His people with wisdom. He also asks the Lord to reveal His work, demonstrate His power, grant His favor, and make Israel's labor successful.

Psalm 90, written by Moses, is most likely the oldest psalm, presuming it was written during Israel's wandering in the desert. This begins the fourth division of Psalms (90—106) and likely was written after Israel refused to heed the Lord's command to enter and occupy Canaan (Numbers 13—14). The background for Psalm 90 is Israel's wanderings for forty years in the desert and the perishing of a generation as a result of its disobedience. The psalm focuses on God's eternal nature and man's finite nature. It stresses God's anger against sin and appeals to His compassion to restore and bless His people.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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