Psalms 90

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

Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.

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

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

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

You turn man to destruction; and say, Return, you children of men.

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

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

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

You carry them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which grows up.

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

In the morning it flourishes, and grows up; in the evening it is cut down, and wither.

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

For we are consumed by your anger, and by your wrath are we troubled.

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

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

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

For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

10 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.

The days of our years are three score years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

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

Who knows the power of your anger? even according to your fear, so is your wrath.

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

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

13 Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent you concerning your servants.

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

O satisfy us early with your mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

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

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

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

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

17 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.

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be on us: and establish you the work of our hands on us; yes, the work of our hands establish you it.