Psalms 90
1 A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our resting-place in all generations.
A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, through every generation, you have been “home” for us!
2 Before the mountains were made, before you had given birth to the earth and the world, before time was, and for ever, you are God.
Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the universe, from eternity past to eternity future, you are God.
3 You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.
You turn people back into dust, saying, “Return to dust, human beings.”
4 For to you a thousand years are no more than yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night.
In your eyes, a thousand years are like a day that's already gone; like a few passing hours of the night.
You bring people's lives to a sudden end, like dreams that vanish. They are like grass that grows up in the morning—
6 In the morning it is green; in the evening it is cut down, and becomes dry.
it sprouts in the morning, fresh and new, but by the evening it is withered and dead.
7 We are burned up by the heat of your passion, and troubled by your wrath.
We are burned up by your anger, terrified by your fury.
8 You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face.
You have set out our sins before you—our secret sins are visible in the light of your presence.
9 For all our days have gone by in your wrath; our years come to an end like a breath.
Our lives fade away under your anger, coming to an end as quickly as a sigh.
10 The measure of our life is seventy years; and if through strength it may be eighty years, its pride is only trouble and sorrow, for it comes to an end and we are quickly gone.
We live for seventy years—eighty if we have the strength. But even in the prime of life all that we have is hardship and suffering. Soon our lives are over and we're gone.
11 Who has knowledge of the power of your wrath, or who takes note of the weight of your passion?
Who can know the power of your anger? Who understands your fury so you can be shown reverence?
12 So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Teach us to value every one of our days so we can live wisely!
13 Come back, O Lord; how long? let your purpose for your servants be changed.
Lord, how long will it be before you come back to us and have pity on us your servants?
14 In the morning give us your mercy in full measure; so that we may have joy and delight all our days.
Show us every morning your trustworthy love so we may be happy, full of joy throughout our lives.
15 Make us glad in reward for the days of our sorrow, and for the years in which we have seen evil.
Make us glad for as many days as you made us sad, for all the years we suffered!
16 Make your work clear to your servants, and your glory to their children.
May we, your servants, see you at work for us again; may our children see your glory.
17 Let the pleasure of the Lord our God be on us: O Lord, give strength to the work of our hands.
May our Lord God be pleased with us, blessing what we do, blessing what we do.
