Mga Awit 90

1 Ika-apat na aklat. Isang panalangin ni Moises ang lingkod ng Diyos. Panginoon, ikaw ang aming kublihan sa mga nakalipas na mga salinlahi.

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

2 Bago nahubog ang mga bundok, o hinubog mo ang lupa at ang mundo, hanggang sa habang panahon, ikaw ay Diyos.

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.

3 Binabalik mo sa alabok ang tao, at sinasabi mo, “Bumalik ka, ikaw na lahi ng tao.”

[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.

4 Dahil ang isang libong taon ay parang kahapon na lumipas, na tulad ng hudyat sa gabi.

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.

5 Tinatangay mo (sila) tulad ng baha at nakakatulog (sila) sa umaga ay tulad (sila) ng sumisibol na damo.

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.

6 Sa umaga ito ay namumulaklak at tumutubo; sa gabi ito ay nalalanta at natutuyot.

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

7 Tunay nga na nilalamon kami ng iyong galit, at sa iyong poot kami ay lubhang natatakot.

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

8 Nilagay mo ang mga kasalanan namin sa iyong harapan, ang aming mga nakatagong kasalanan sa liwanag ng iyong presensiya.

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

9 Lumilipas ang aming buhay sa ilalim ng iyong poot; ang aming mga taon ay madaling lumilipas na tulad ng buntong-hininga.

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

10 Ang aming mga taon ay pitumpu, walumpu kung kami ay malusog; pero kahit na ang aming pinakamainam na taon ay may suliranin at kapighatian. Oo, mabilis itong lumilipas, at tinatangay kami palayo.

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].

11 Sino ang nakakaalam ng tindi ng iyong galit; ang poot mo na katumbas sa takot na dinudulot nito?

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.

12 Kaya turuan mo kaming isaalang-alang ang aming buhay para mamuhay kami ng may karunungan.

So teach/help us to realize that we live for only a short time in order that we may [use our time] wisely.

13 Bumalik ka, Yahweh! Gaano pa ba katagal? Maawa ka sa iyong mga lingkod.

Yahweh, how long [will you be angry with us]? Pity us who serve you.

14 Bigyan mo kami sa umaga ng kasiyahan sa iyong katapatan sa tipan para magsaya kami at magalak sa lahat ng mga araw namin.

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.

15 Hayaan mo kaming magalak katumbas ng mga araw nang sinaktan mo kami at sa mga taon na nakaranas kami ng suliranin.

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

16 Hayaan mong makita ng iyong mga lingkod ang iyong mga gawa, at hayaang makita ng aming mga anak ang iyong kaluwalhatian.

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

17 Nawa ang pabor ng Panginoon ay mapasaamin; pasaganahin ang gawa ng aming mga kamay; tunay nga, pasaganahin mo ang gawa ng aming mga kamay.

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]!