Psalms 90

¹Lord, you have been our resting-place in all generations.

²Before the mountains were made, before you had given birth to the earth and the world, before time was, and for ever, you are God.

³You send man back to his dust; and say, Go back, you children of men.

⁴For to you a thousand years are no more than yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night.

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⁶In the morning it is green; in the evening it is cut down, and becomes dry.

⁷We are burned up by the heat of your passion, and troubled by your wrath.

⁸You have put our evil doings before you, our secret sins in the light of your face.

⁹For all our days have gone by in your wrath; our years come to an end like a breath.

¹⁰The measure of our life is seventy years; and if through strength it may be eighty years, its pride is only trouble and sorrow, for it comes to an end and we are quickly gone.

¹¹Who has knowledge of the power of your wrath, or who takes note of the weight of your passion?

¹²So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.

¹³Come back, O Lord; how long? let your purpose for your servants be changed.

¹⁴In the morning give us your mercy in full measure; so that we may have joy and delight all our days.

¹⁵Make us glad in reward for the days of our sorrow, and for the years in which we have seen evil.

¹⁶Make your work clear to your servants, and your glory to their children.

¹⁷Let the pleasure of the Lord our God be on us: O Lord, give strength to the work of our hands.

Psalms 90

¹Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁰The 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁷Let 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.