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, you have been our refuge in all generations.
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 existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are.
3 You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.
Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas you said, Return, you sons of men?
4 For to you a thousand years are no more than yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night.
For a thousand years in your sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.
Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.
6 In the morning it is green; in the evening it is cut down, and becomes dry.
In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.
7 We are burned up by the heat of your passion, and troubled by your wrath.
For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.
8 You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face.
You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.
9 For all our days have gone by in your wrath; our years come to an end like a breath.
For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in your wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.
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.
[As for] the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if [men should be] in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labor and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.
11 Who has knowledge of the power of your wrath, or who takes note of the weight of your passion?
Who knows the power of your wrath?
12 So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.
and [who knows how] to number [his days] because of the fear of your wrath? So manifest your right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.
13 Come back, O Lord; how long? let your purpose for your servants be changed.
Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.
14 In the morning give us your mercy in full measure; so that we may have joy and delight all our days.
We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:
15 Make us glad in reward for the days of our sorrow, and for the years in which we have seen evil.
let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.
16 Make your work clear to your servants, and your glory to their children.
And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.
17 Let the pleasure of the Lord our God be on us: O Lord, give strength to the work of our hands.
And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands.
