Psalms 90
90
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
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 in thine anger,
And in 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 bring our years to an end as a sigh.
10The days of our years are threescore years and ten,
Or even by reason of strength fourscore years;
Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow;
For it is soon gone, and we fly away.
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger,
And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?
12So teach us to number our days,
That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
13Return, O Jehovah; how long?
And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
14Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness,
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 upon their children.
17And let the favor 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.
Currently Selected:
Psalms 90: ASV
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
Psalms 90
90
BOOK FOUR
(Psalms 90–106)
Psalm 90
A prayer by Moses, the man of God.
1O Lord, you have been our refuge throughout every generation.
2Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world, you were God.
You are God from everlasting to everlasting.
3You turn mortals back into dust
and say, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
4Indeed, in your sight a thousand years are like a single day,
like yesterday—already past—
like an hour in the night.
5You sweep mortals away.
They are a dream.
They sprout again in the morning like cut grass.
6In the morning they blossom and sprout.
In the evening they wither and dry up.
7Indeed, your anger consumes us.
Your rage terrifies us.
8You have set our sins in front of you.
You have put our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9Indeed, all our days slip away because of your fury.
We live out our years like one ⌞long⌟ sigh.
10Each of us lives for 70 years—
or even 80 if we are in good health.
But the best of them ⌞bring⌟ trouble and misery.
Indeed, they are soon gone, and we fly away.
11Who fully understands the power of your anger?
A person fears you more when he better understands your fury.
12Teach us to number each of our days
so that we may grow in wisdom.
13Return, Lord! How long … ?
Change your plans about ⌞us,⌟ your servants.
14Satisfy us every morning with your mercy
so that we may sing joyfully and rejoice all our days.
15Make us rejoice for as many days as you have made us suffer,
for as many years as we have experienced evil.
16Let ⌞us,⌟ your servants, see what you can do.
Let our children see your glorious power.
17Let the kindness of the Lord our God be with us.
Make us successful in everything we do.
Yes, make us successful in everything we do.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
GOD'S WORD® Translation ©1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God's Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.