Psalms 90
1 [A Prayer by Moses, the man of God.] YHWH, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, through every generation, you have been “home” for us!
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the universe, from eternity past to eternity future, you are God.
3 You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you descendants of Adam."
You turn people back into dust, saying, “Return to dust, human beings.”
4 For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.
In your eyes, a thousand years are like a day that's already gone; like a few passing hours of the night.
5 You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.
You bring people's lives to a sudden end, like dreams that vanish. They are like grass that grows up in the morning—
6 In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.
it sprouts in the morning, fresh and new, but by the evening it is withered and dead.
7 For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.
We are burned up by your anger, terrified by your fury.
8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
You have set out our sins before you—our secret sins are visible in the light of your presence.
9 For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
Our lives fade away under your anger, coming to an end as quickly as a sigh.
10 The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.
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.
11 Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?
Who can know the power of your anger? Who understands your fury so you can be shown reverence?
12 So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Teach us to value every one of our days so we can live wisely!
13 Relent, YHWH. How long? Have compassion on your servants.
Lord, how long will it be before you come back to us and have pity on us your servants?
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Show us every morning your trustworthy love so we may be happy, full of joy throughout our lives.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
Make us glad for as many days as you made us sad, for all the years we suffered!
16 Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children.
May we, your servants, see you at work for us again; may our children see your glory.
17 Let the favor of YHWH our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.
May our Lord God be pleased with us, blessing what we do, blessing what we do.
