Psalms 90
1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, through every generation, you have been “home” for us!
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the universe, from eternity past to eternity future, 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 turn people back into dust, saying, “Return to dust, human beings.”
Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas you said, Return, you sons of men?
4 In your eyes, a thousand years are like a day that's already gone; like a few passing hours of the night.
For a thousand years in your sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 You bring people's lives to a sudden end, like dreams that vanish. They are like grass that grows up in the morning—
Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.
6 it sprouts in the morning, fresh and new, but by the evening it is withered and dead.
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 your anger, terrified by your fury.
For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.
8 You have set out our sins before you—our secret sins are visible in the light of your presence.
You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.
9 Our lives fade away under your anger, coming to an end as quickly as a sigh.
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 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.
[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.
11 Who can know the power of your anger? Who understands your fury so you can be shown reverence?
Who knows the power of your wrath?
12 Teach us to value every one of our days so we can live wisely!
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 Lord, how long will it be before you come back to us and have pity on us your servants?
Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.
14 Show us every morning your trustworthy love so we may be happy, full of joy throughout our lives.
We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:
15 Make us glad for as many days as you made us sad, for all the years we suffered!
let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.
16 May we, your servants, see you at work for us again; may our children see your glory.
And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.
17 May our Lord God be pleased with us, blessing what we do, blessing what we do.
And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands.
