Psalms 90
1 A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.
BOOK FOURTH: “A prayer of Moses the man of God.” Lord, a place of refuge hast thou been unto us in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.
Before yet the mountains were brought forth, or thou hadst ever produced the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3 Thou makest [mortal] man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.
Thou turnest man to contrition, and sayest, Return ye children of men.
4 For a thousand years, in thy sight, are as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.
For a thousand years are in thy eyes but as the yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning they are like grass [that] groweth up:
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning [they grow] like the grass which changeth.
6 In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.
In the morning it blossometh, and is changed: in the evening it is mowed off, and withereth.
7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy fury are we troubled.
For [thus] are we consumed by thy anger, and by thy fury are we terrified.
8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the light of thy countenance.
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our concealed sins before the light of thy countenance.
9 For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a [passing] thought.
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we consume our years like a word that is spoken.
10 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.
The days of our years in this life are seventy years; and if by uncommon vigor they be eighty, yet is their greatness trouble and mishap; for it soon hasteneth off, and we fly away.
11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?
Who knoweth the strength of thy anger, and thy wrath which is like the fear of thee?
12 So teach [us] to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.
Let us then know how to number our days, that we may obtain a heart endowed with wisdom.
13 Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
Return, O Lord, how long yet? and bethink thee concerning thy servants.
14 Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
O satisfy us in the morning with thy kindness, that we may be glad and rejoice throughout all our days.
15 Make us glad according to the days [wherein] thou hast afflicted us, according to the years [wherein] we have seen evil.
Cause us to rejoice as many days as those wherein thou hast afflicted us, the years wherein we have seen unhappiness.
16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons.
Let thy act be visible on thy servants, and thy majesty over their children.
17 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.
And may the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us; and the work of our hands do thou firmly establish upon us: yea, the work of our hands—firmly establish thou it.
