Psalms 90
1 Lord, thou have been our dwelling-place in all generations.
“BOOK IV. 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, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God!
3 Thou turn man to destruction, and say, Return, ye sons of men.
But man thou turnest again to dust, And sayst, “Return, ye 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 are, in thy sight, 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 him away as with a flood; He is a dream; In the morning he springeth up like grass,
6 In the morning it flourishes, and grows up. In the evening it is cut down, and withers.
Which flourisheth and shooteth up in the morning, And in the evening is cut down, and withered.
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 wrath are we destroyed.
8 Thou have set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
Thou settest 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.
By reason of thine anger all our days vanish away; We spend our years like a 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 life are threescore years and ten, And, by reason of strength, may be fourscore years: Yet is the pride of them weariness and sorrow; For it vanisheth swiftly, and we fly away.
11 Who knows the power of thine anger, and thy wrath according to the fear that is due to thee?
Yet who attendeth to the power of thine anger? Who with due reverence regardeth thine indignation?
12 So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Teach us so to number our days, That we may apply our hearts to wisdom!
13 Return, O Jehovah. How long? And relent concerning thy servants.
Desist, O LORD! How long—? Have compassion upon 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 speedily with thy mercy, That we may rejoice 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 time in which thou hast afflicted us; According to the years in which we have seen adversity!
16 Let thy work appear to thy servants, and thy glory upon their sons.
Let thy deeds be known to thy servants, And thy glory to their children!
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.
Let the favor of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish for us the work of our hands; Yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it!
