Psalm 90–92

From Everlasting to Everlasting

90A ^sPrayer of Moses, the ^tman of God.

¹Lord, you have been our ^udwelling place¹

in all generations.

^2vBefore the ^wmountains were brought forth,

or ever you had formed the earth and the world,

^xfrom everlasting to everlasting you are God.

³You return man to dust

and say, ^y“Return, ^zO children of man!”²

⁴For ^aa thousand years in your sight

are but as ^byesterday when it is past,

or as ^ca watch in the night.

⁵You ^dsweep them away as with a flood; they are like ^ea dream,

like ^fgrass that is renewed in the morning:

⁶in ⁱthe morning it flourishes and is renewed;

in the evening it ^jfades and ^kwithers.

⁷For we are brought to an end by your anger;

by your wrath we are dismayed.

⁸You have ^lset our iniquities before you,

our ^msecret sins in the light of your presence.

⁹For all our days pass away under your wrath;

we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

¹⁰The years of our life are seventy,

or even by reason of strength eighty;

yet their span³ is but toil and trouble;

they are soon gone, and we fly away.

¹¹Who considers the power of your anger,

and your wrath according to the fear of you?

¹²ⁿSo teach us to number our days

that we may get a heart of wisdom.

^13oReturn, O Lord! ^pHow long?

Have ^qpity on your servants!

¹⁴Satisfy us in the ^smorning with your steadfast love,

that we may ^trejoice and be glad all our days.

¹⁵Make us glad for as many days as you have ^uafflicted us,

and for as many years as we have seen evil.

¹⁶Let your ^vwork be shown to your servants,

and your glorious power to their children.

¹⁷Let the ^xfavor⁴ of the Lord our God be upon us,

and establish ^ythe work of our hands upon us;

yes, establish the work of our hands!

My Refuge and My Fortress

91He who dwells in ^athe shelter of the Most High

will abide in ^bthe shadow of the Almighty.

²I will say¹ to the Lord, “My ^crefuge and my ^dfortress,

my God, in whom I ^etrust.”

³For he will deliver you from ^fthe snare of the fowler

and from the deadly pestilence.

⁴He will ^gcover you with his pinions,

and under his ^hwings you will ⁱfind refuge;

his ^jfaithfulness is ^ka shield and buckler.

^5lYou will not fear ^mthe terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

⁶nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

⁷A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

⁸You will only look with your eyes

and ⁿsee the recompense of the wicked.

⁹Because you have made the Lord your ^odwelling place—

the Most High, who is my ^crefuge²—

^10pno evil shall be allowed to befall you,

^qno plague come near your tent.

^11rFor he will command his ^sangels concerning you

to ^tguard you in all your ways.

¹²On their hands they will bear you up,

lest you ^ustrike your foot against a stone.

¹³You will tread on ^vthe lion and the ^wadder;

the young lion and ^xthe serpent you will ^ytrample underfoot.

¹⁴“Because he ^zholds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;

I will protect him, because he ^aknows my name.

¹⁵When he ^bcalls to me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will rescue him and ^chonor him.

¹⁶With ^dlong life I will satisfy him

and ^eshow him my salvation.”

How Great Are Your Works

92A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

^1fIt is good to give thanks to the Lord,

to sing praises to your name, ^gO Most High;

²to declare your ^hsteadfast love in ⁱthe morning,

and your ^hfaithfulness by ⁱnight,

³to the music of ^jthe lute and ^jthe harp,

to the melody of ^jthe lyre.

⁴For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your ^kwork;

at ^lthe works of your hands I sing for joy.

⁵How ^mgreat are your works, O Lord!

Your ⁿthoughts are very ^odeep!

⁶The stupid man cannot know;

the fool cannot understand this:

⁷that though ^pthe wicked sprout like grass

and all ^qevildoers flourish,

they are doomed to destruction forever;

⁸but you, O Lord, are ^ron high forever.

⁹For behold, your enemies, O Lord,

for behold, your enemies shall perish;

all evildoers shall be ^sscattered.

¹⁰But you have exalted my ^thorn like that of ^uthe wild ox;

you have ^vpoured over me¹ fresh oil.

¹¹My ^weyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;

my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

^12xThe righteous flourish like the palm tree

and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

¹³They are planted in the house of the Lord;

they flourish in ^ythe courts of our God.

¹⁴They still bear fruit in old age;

they are ever full of sap and green,

^15zto declare that the Lord is upright;

he is my ^arock, and there is ^bno unrighteousness in him.