Psalms 90
1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations.
A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
2 Before the mountains existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are.
Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
3 Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas you said, Return, you sons of men?
You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”
4 For a thousand years in your sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.
For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.
5 Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.
You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.
6 In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.
In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.
7 For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.
For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.
8 You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9 For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in your wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.
For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
10 [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 labour and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.
The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labour and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.
11 Who knows the power of your wrath?
Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?
12 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.
So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.
Relent, LORD! How long? Have compassion on your servants!
14 We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:
Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
16 And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.
Let your work appear to your servants, your glory to their children.
17 And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands.
Let the favour of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.
