Psalms 90

1 BOOK IV A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in 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 brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art 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 Thou turnest man to contrition; and sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.'

But man thou turnest again to dust, And sayst, “Return, ye children of men!”

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

For a thousand years are, in thy sight, As yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.

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

Thou carriest him away as with a flood; He is a dream; In the morning he springeth up like grass,

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

Which flourisheth and shooteth up in the morning, And in the evening is cut down, and withered.

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

For we are consumed by thine anger, And by thy wrath are we destroyed.

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

Thou settest our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

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

By reason of thine anger all our days vanish away; We spend our years like a thought.

10 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.

The days of our life are threescore years and ten, And, by reason of strength, may be fourscore years: Yet is the pride of them weariness and sorrow; For it vanisheth swiftly, and we fly away.

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

Yet who attendeth to the power of thine anger? Who with due reverence regardeth thine indignation?

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

Teach us so to number our days, That we may apply our hearts to wisdom!

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

Desist, O LORD! How long—? Have compassion upon thy servants!

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

Satisfy us speedily with thy mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

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

Make us glad according to the time in which thou hast afflicted us; According to the years in which we have seen adversity!

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

Let thy deeds be known to thy servants, And thy glory to their children!

17 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.

Let the favor of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish for us the work of our hands; Yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it!