Psalms 90

¹LORD! thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations!

²Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God!

³But man thou turnest again to dust, And sayst, "Return, ye children of men!"

⁴For a thousand years are, in thy sight, As yesterday when it is past, And as a watch in the night.

⁵Thou carriest him away as with a flood; He is a dream; In the morning he springeth up like grass,

⁶Which flourisheth and shooteth up in the morning, And in the evening is cut down, and withered.

⁷For we are consumed by thine anger, And by thy wrath are we destroyed.

⁸Thou settest our iniquities before thee, Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

⁹By reason of thine anger all our days vanish away; We spend our years like a thought.

¹⁰The 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.

¹¹Yet who attendeth to the power of thine anger? Who with due reverence regardeth thine indignation?

¹²Teach us so to number our days, That we may apply our hearts to wisdom!

¹³Desist, O LORD! How long—? Have compassion upon thy servants!

¹⁴Satisfy us speedily with thy mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

¹⁵Make us glad according to the time in which thou hast afflicted us; According to the years in which we have seen adversity!

¹⁶Let thy deeds be known to thy servants, And thy glory to their children!

¹⁷Let 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!

Psalms 90

¹Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

²Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

³Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.

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

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

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

⁷For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

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

⁹For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

¹⁰The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

¹¹Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

¹²So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

¹³Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

¹⁴O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

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

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

¹⁷And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.