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.
“ देवाचा भक्‍त मोशे ह्‍याची ही प्रार्थना ” असे ९० व्या स्तोत्राच्या उपरिलेखनात नमूद आहे.