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1Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.[#90:1 Or hiding place; some ancient mss place of refuge]
2Before the mountains were born
Or You gave birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
3¶You turn mortals back into dust
And say, “Return, you sons of mankind.”
4For a thousand years in Your sight
Are like yesterday when it passes by,
Or like a watch in the night.
5You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep;[#90:5 Or flooded; #90:5 Lit become asleep]
In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew.
6In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew;[#90:6 Or passes away]
Toward evening it wilts and withers away.
7¶For we have been consumed by Your anger,
And we have been terrified by Your wrath.
8You have placed our guilty deeds before You,
Our hidden sins in the light of Your presence.
9For all our days have dwindled away in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a sigh.
10As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years,[#90:10 Lit years; #90:10 Lit in them are]
Or if due to strength, eighty years,
Yet their pride is only trouble and tragedy;
For it quickly passes, and we disappear.
11Who understands the power of Your anger[#90:11 Or knows]
And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?
12So teach us to number our days,
That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.
13¶Do return, Lord ; how long will it be?
And be sorry for Your servants.
14Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness,
That we may sing for joy and rejoice all our days.
15Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us,[#90:15 Or as many days as]
And the years we have seen evil.
16Let Your work appear to Your servants
And Your majesty to their children.
17May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;
And confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, confirm the work of our hands.