12. How are humans ‘swept away’ by God?

¹² In contrast with God’s eternal existence, present human life is short indeed. Says the psalmist: “You have swept them away; they become a mere sleep; in the morning they are just like green grass that changes.

Psalm 90:5,

Moses saw thousands of Israelites die in the wilderness, ‘swept away’ by God as in a flood. This portion of the psalm has been rendered: “You sweep men away in the sleep of death.” (New International Version) On the other hand, the life span of imperfect humans is “a mere sleep” of short duration​—comparable to just one night’s slumber.