Psalms 90
1 A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge throughout 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 formed, or you formed the earth and the world, 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 return man to dust, and you say, “Return, you descendants of mankind.”
You turn people back into dust, saying, “Return to dust, human beings.”
4 For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday when it is past, and as 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 with a flood and they sleep; in the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up.
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 blooms and grows up; in the evening it withers and dries up.
it sprouts in the morning, fresh and new, but by the evening it is withered and dead.
7 Truly, we are consumed in your anger, and in your wrath we are terrified.
We are burned up by your anger, terrified by your fury.
8 You have set our iniquities before you, our hidden 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 Our life passes away under your wrath; our years quickly pass like a sigh.
Our lives fade away under your anger, coming to an end as quickly as a sigh.
10 Our years are seventy, or even eighty if we are healthy; but even our best years are marked by trouble and sorrow. Yes, they pass 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 intensity of your anger, and your wrath that is equal to the fear of you?
Who can know the power of your anger? Who understands your fury so you can be shown reverence?
12 So teach us to consider our life so that we might live wisely.
Teach us to value every one of our days so we can live wisely!
13 Turn back, Yahweh! How long will it be? Have pity 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 covenant faithfulness so 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 in proportion to the days you afflicted us and to the years we have experienced trouble.
Make us glad for as many days as you made us sad, for all the years we suffered!
16 Let your servants see your work, and let our children see your majesty.
May we, your servants, see you at work for us again; may our children see your glory.
17 May the favor of the Lord our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands; indeed, prosper the work of our hands.
May our Lord God be pleased with us, blessing what we do, blessing what we do.
