Psalms 90

1 Lord, you have always (been [like] a home for us/protected us) [MET].

A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations.

2 Before you created the mountains, before you formed the earth and everything that is in it, you were eternally God, and you will be God forever.

Before the mountains existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, You are.

3 [When people die], you cause their corpses to become soil again; you change their corpses to become dirt like [the first man] was created from.

Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas you said, Return, you sons of men?

4 When you (consider/think about) time, 1,000 years are [as short as] [SIM] one day which passes; [you consider that] [HYP] they are as short as a few hours in 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 cause people suddenly to die [MET]; they [live only a short time], like a dream lasts only a short time. They are like grass/weeds [SIM] that grow up.

Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.

6 In the morning [DOU] the grass sprouts and grows well, but in the evening it dries up and (completely withers/dies).

In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.

7 [Similarly], [because of the sins that we have committed], you become angry with us; you terrify us and then you destroy us.

For we have perished in your anger, and in your wrath we have been troubled.

8 [It is as though] you place our sins in front of you, you spread out even our secret sins where you can see them.

You have set our transgressions before you: our age is in the light of your countenance.

9 Because you are angry with us, you cause our lives to end; the years that we live pass as quickly as a sigh does.

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 People live for only 70 years; but if they are strong, some of them live for 80 years. But even during good years we have much pain and troubles; our lives soon end, and we die [EUP].

[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.

11 No one [RHQ] has fully experienced the powerful things you can do to them when you are angry with them, and people are not afraid that you will greatly punish them because of your being angry with them.

Who knows the power of your wrath?

12 So teach/help us to realize that we live for only a short time in order that we may [use our time] 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 Yahweh, how long [will you be angry with us]? Pity us who serve you.

Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated concerning your servants.

14 Each morning show us that your faithfully loving us is enough for us in order that we may shout joyfully and be happy for the rest of our lives.

We have been satisfied in the morning with your mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:

15 Cause us to now be as happy for as many years as you (afflicted us/caused us to be sad) and we experienced troubles.

let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein you did afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.

16 Enable us to see the [great] things that you do and enable our descendants to [also] see your glorious power.

And look upon your servants, and upon your works; and guide their children.

17 Lord, our God, give us your blessings and enable us to be successful; yes, cause us to be successful in [everything] that we do [DOU]!

And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do you direct for us the works of our hands.