Psalm 90

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!