Psalms 90

1 A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge throughout all generations.

BOOK IV A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

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 brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.

3 You return man to dust, and you say, “Return, you descendants of mankind.”

Thou turnest man to contrition; and sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.'

4 For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in 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.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

6 In the morning it blooms and grows up; in the evening it withers and dries up.

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

7 Truly, we are consumed in your anger, and in your wrath we are terrified.

For we are consumed in Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we hurried away.

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

Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.

9 Our life passes away under your wrath; our years quickly pass like a sigh.

For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath; we bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.

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.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten, or even by reason of strength fourscore years; yet is their pride but travail and vanity; for it is speedily gone, and we fly away.

11 Who knows the intensity of your anger, and your wrath that is equal to the fear of you?

Who knoweth the power of Thine anger, and Thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto Thee?

12 So teach us to consider our life so that we might live wisely.

So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.

13 Turn back, Yahweh! How long will it be? Have pity on your servants.

Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.

14 Satisfy us in the morning with your covenant faithfulness so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

O satisfy us in the morning with Thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

15 Make us glad in proportion to the days you afflicted us and to the years we have experienced trouble.

Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou hast afflicted us, according to the years wherein we have seen evil.

16 Let your servants see your work, and let our children see your majesty.

Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory upon their children.

17 May the favor of the Lord our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands; indeed, prosper the work of our hands.

And let the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; establish Thou also upon us the work of our hands; yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.