Psalms 90

1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, through every generation, you have been “home” for us!

A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

2 Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the universe, from eternity past to eternity future, you are God.

Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

3 You turn people back into dust, saying, “Return to dust, human beings.”

You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

4 In your eyes, a thousand years are like a day that's already gone; like a few passing hours of the night.

For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.

5 You bring people's lives to a sudden end, like dreams that vanish. They are like grass that grows up in the morning—

You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.

6 it sprouts in the morning, fresh and new, but by the evening it is withered and dead.

In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

7 We are burned up by your anger, terrified by your fury.

For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.

8 You have set out our sins before you—our secret sins are visible in the light of your presence.

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

9 Our lives fade away under your anger, coming to an end as quickly as a sigh.

For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

10 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.

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.

11 Who can know the power of your anger? Who understands your fury so you can be shown reverence?

Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

12 Teach us to value every one of our days so we can live wisely!

So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13 Lord, how long will it be before you come back to us and have pity on us your servants?

Relent, LORD! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

14 Show us every morning your trustworthy love so we may be happy, full of joy throughout our lives.

Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

15 Make us glad for as many days as you made us sad, for all the years we suffered!

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

16 May we, your servants, see you at work for us again; may our children see your glory.

Let your work appear to your servants, your glory to their children.

17 May our Lord God be pleased with us, blessing what we do, blessing what we do.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.