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.
ગીતશાસ્ત્ર ૯૦નું મથાળું એને “ઇશ્વરભક્ત મુસાની પ્રાર્થના ” કહે છે.