Psalms 90

1 BOOK IV A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.

Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

3 Thou turnest man to contrition; and sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.'

You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

4 For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.

7 For we are consumed in Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we hurried away.

For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.

You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

9 For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; we bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.

For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten, or even by reason of strength fourscore years; yet is their pride but travail and vanity; for it is speedily gone, and we fly away.

The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

11 Who knoweth the power of Thine anger, and Thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto Thee?

Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

12 So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.

So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

13 Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.

Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

14 O satisfy us in the morning with Thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad 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.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

16 Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory upon their children.

May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

17 And let the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; establish Thou also upon us the work of our hands; yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!