Psalm 90

1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.WEBA Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for 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.WEBBefore the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

3Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.WEBYou turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you 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.WEBFor a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like 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.WEBYou sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.

6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.WEBIn the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.WEBFor we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.

8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.WEBYou have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.WEBFor 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 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.WEBThe 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 knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.WEBWho 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 apply our hearts unto wisdom.WEBSo teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.WEBRelent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.WEBSatisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, 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.WEBMake us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

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