Psalms 90

1 Lord, thou have been our dwelling-place in all generations.

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or thou had ever formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou are God.

Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.

3 Thou turn man to destruction, and say, Return, ye sons of men.

Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

For a thousand years, in thy sight, are as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.

5 Thou carry them away as with a flood. They are as a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which grows up.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning they are like grass [that] groweth up:

6 In the morning it flourishes, and grows up. In the evening it is cut down, and withers.

In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.

7 For we are consumed in thine anger, and in thy wrath are we troubled.

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy fury are we troubled.

8 Thou have set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance.

9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a [passing] thought.

10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten, or even by reason of strength fourscore years, yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it is soon gone, and we fly away.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore years, yet their pride is labour and vanity, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 Who knows the power of thine anger, and thy wrath according to the fear that is due to thee?

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?

12 So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.

So teach [us] to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.

13 Return, O Jehovah. How long? And relent concerning thy servants.

Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

14 O satisfy us in the morning with thy loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

15 Make us glad according to the days in which thou have afflicted us, and the years in which we have seen evil.

Make us glad according to the days [wherein] thou hast afflicted us, according to the years [wherein] we have seen evil.

16 Let thy work appear to thy servants, and thy glory upon their sons.

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons.

17 And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us. And establish thou the work of our hands upon us, yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.