 | John Lathrop - Memorial service - 1804 - 54 pages
...the armies in Heaven and the inhabitants of the earth, and none may say unto Thee, what dost Thou ? Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest, return,...children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are as yesterday, when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Man was made in thy image, and after... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 504 pages
...brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting 3 thou [art] God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return, ye children of men ; referring to the sentence of death paused on all the human race, ' dust thou art, and unto dust thou... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1810 - 432 pages
...introduction of death by the apostacy, and to the longevity of the first generations Moses says, "Thou turaest man to destruction, and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years are, in thy sight, but as yesterday, when it is past, and as a watch in the night." Moses here expresses... | |
 | William Stern Palmer - 1817 - 178 pages
...and when its last rays have ceased to gild our horizon, our spirits may be at the bar of God. 23 £ turnest man to destruction, and sayest, Return? ye...children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and -jas a watch in the night. Thou earnest them away as with... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Sermons, American - 1819 - 616 pages
...impenitent survivors. With these things premised, I observe, I. That Death is accomplished by the hand of God. Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest, return, ye children of men. Thus it was threatened to our first Parents, and to their Posterity. It was threatened, and executed,... | |
 | 1821 - 948 pages
...on everlasting foundations, and able to receive and shelter every immortal soul. ' Lord,' says he, ' thou hast been our dwellingplace in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God.'... | |
 | 1823 - 154 pages
...of my life been. (47 Gn. 9.) 3. How does Moses contrast the eternity of God with man's fading life? Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return,...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... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 522 pages
...compassion, and gracious : longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. — Ps. Ixxxvi. 15. cxi. 4. Even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God : thou...destruction, and sayest, Return ye children of men. — Ps. xc. 2, 3. The Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. —... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 530 pages
...BELIEVERS. 159 in reverence of all about him. — PB. Ixxxix. 7. Before the mountains were, &c. even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God: thou...destruction, and sayest, Return ye children of men. Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear so is thy wrath. — Ps. xc. 2,3.... | |
 | Gerhard Friedrich A. Strauss - 1824 - 416 pages
...thou hadst fashioned the earth and the world, From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God ! Thon turnest man to destruction, And sayest, Return ye children of men : For a thousand years are in thy sight As yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night. Thou sweepest them away;... | |
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Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return,... 
