Since this psalm emphasizes the transitoriness of human life, it was likely composed after the Israelites were delivered from Egyptian bondage and during their 40 - year trek in the wilderness, when thousands of deaths brought a faithless generation to its end.
( গণনা পুস্তক ৩২ :⁠ ৯ - ​ ১৩) যিয়ে নহওঁক কিয়, গীতমালা ৯০ অধ্যায়ত অসিদ্ধ মানৱ জীৱনৰ অল্প কালৰ বিষয়ে উল্লেখ কৰা হৈছে ।