8 You have set our iniquities before you,

our secret sins in the light of your presence.h

9 For all our days ebb away under your wrath;

we end our years like a sigh.i

10 Our lives lastC seventy years

or, if we are strong, eighty years.

Even the best of them areD struggle and sorrow;

indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.j

11 Who understands the power of your anger?

Your wrath matches the fear that is due you.k

12 Teach us to number our days carefully

so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.E,l