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.
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Psalms 90
90
BOOK IV
(Psalms 90–106)
(A prayer by Moses, the man of God.)
God Is Eternal
1Our Lord, in all generations
you have been our home.
2You have always been God—
long before the birth
of the mountains,
even before you created
the earth and the world.
3At your command we die
and turn back to dust,
4 #
2 P 3.8. but a thousand years
mean nothing to you!
They are merely a day gone by
or a few hours in the night.
5You bring our lives to an end
just like a dream.
We are merely tender grass
6that sprouts and grows
in the morning,
but dries up by evening.
7Your furious anger frightens
and destroys us,
8and you know all our sins,
even those we do in secret.
9Your anger is a burden
each day we live,
then life ends like a sigh.
10 #
Si 18.8,9. We can expect seventy years,
or maybe eighty,
if we are healthy,
but even our best years
bring trouble and sorrow.
Suddenly our time is up,
and we disappear.
11No one knows the full power
of your furious anger,
but it is as great as the fear
that we owe to you.
12Teach us to use wisely
all the time we have.
13Help us, Lord! Don't wait!
Pity your servants.
14When morning comes,
let your love satisfy
all our needs.
Then we can celebrate
and be glad for what time
we have left.
15Make us happy for as long
as you caused us trouble
and sorrow.
16Do wonderful things for us,
your servants,
and show your mighty power
to our children.
17Our Lord and our God,
treat us with kindness
and let all go well for us.
Please let all go well!
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