Psalms 90
1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations.
BOOK IV A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in 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 brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
3 Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas you said, Return, you sons of men?
Thou turnest man to contrition; and sayest: 'Return, ye 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 Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
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 flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7 For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.
For we are consumed in Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we hurried away.
8 You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.
Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.
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 are passed away in Thy wrath; we bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.
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 labor and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.
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.
11 Who knows the power of your wrath?
Who knoweth the power of Thine anger, and Thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto Thee?
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 number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.
Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.
14 We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:
O satisfy us in the morning with Thy mercy; 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 according to the days wherein Thou hast afflicted us, according to the years wherein we have seen evil.
16 And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.
Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory upon 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.
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.
