90:1 A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. |
90:2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. |
90:3 Thou turnest man back to the dust, and sayest, "Turn back, O children of men!" |
90:4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. |
90:5 Thou dost sweep men away; they are like a dream, like grass which is renewed in the morning: |
90:6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers. |
90:7 For we are consumed by thy anger; by thy wrath we are overwhelmed. |
90:8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. |
90:9 For all our days pass away under thy wrath, our years come to an end like a sigh. |
90:10 The years of our life are threescore and ten, or even by reason of strength fourscore; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. |
90:11 Who considers the power of thy anger, and thy wrath according to the fear of thee? |
90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. |
90:13 Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on thy servants! |
90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. |
90:15 Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us, and as many years as we have seen evil. |
90:16 Let thy work be manifest to thy servants, and thy glorious power to their children. |
90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish thou the work of our hands upon us, yea, |