Gen 47:9, Psa 90:10 | JFB | STEP | 9. The days of the years of my pilgrimage, &c.—Though a hundred thirty years, he reckons by days (compare ), which he calls few, as they appeared in retrospect, and evil, because his life had been one almost unbroken series of trouble. The answer is remarkable, considering the comparative darkness of the patriarchal age (compare ).

Genesis 47:9

9. The days of the years of my pilgrimage, &c.—Though a hundred thirty years, he reckons by days (compare Ps 90:12), which he calls few, as they appeared in retrospect, and evil, because his life had been one almost unbroken series of trouble. The answer is remarkable, considering the comparative darkness of the patriarchal age (compare 2Ti 1:10).

Psalms 90:10

10. Moses' life was an exception (De 34:7).

it is . . . cut off—or, "driven," as is said of the quails in using the same word (Nu 11:31). In view of this certain and speedy end, life is full of sorrow.