7 We are consumed by your anger

and terrified by your indignation.

8 You have set our iniquities before you,

our secret sins in the light of your presence.

9 All our days pass away under your wrath;

we finish our years with a moan.

10 Our days may come to seventy years,

or eighty, if our strength endures;

yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,

for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

11 If only we knew the power of your anger!

Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.

12 Teach us to number our days,

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

7 For we are consumed by thine anger,

And by thy wrath are we troubled.

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee,

Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath:

We spend our years as a tale that is told.

10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten;

And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years,

Yet is their strength labour and sorrow;

For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger?

Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

12 So teach us to number our days,

That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

7 We wither beneath your anger;

we are overwhelmed by your fury.

8 You spread out our sins before you—

our secret sins—and you see them all.

9 We live our lives beneath your wrath,

ending our years with a groan.

10 Seventy years are given to us!

Some even live to eighty.

But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;

soon they disappear, and we fly away.

11 Who can comprehend the power of your anger?

Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.

12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life,

so that we may grow in wisdom.

7 For we have been consumed by Your anger,

And by Your wrath we are terrified.

8 You have set our iniquities before You,

Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance.

9 For all our days have passed away in Your wrath;

We finish our years like a sigh.

10 The days of our lives are seventy years;

And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,

Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow;

For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 Who knows the power of Your anger?

For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.

12 So teach us to number our days,

That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

7 We are destroyed by your anger;

we are terrified by your hot anger.

8 You have put the evil we have done right in front of you;

you clearly see our secret sins.

9 All our days pass while you are angry.

Our years end with a moan.

10 Our lifetime is seventy years

or, if we are strong, eighty years.

But the years are full of hard work and pain.

They pass quickly, and then we are gone.

11 Who knows the full power of your anger?

Your anger is as great as our fear of you should be.

12 Teach us how short our lives really are

so that we may be wise.

7 For we are consumed in thine anger,

And in thy wrath are we troubled.

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee,

Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath:

We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

10 The 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.

11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger,

And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?

12 So teach us to number our days,

That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy fury are we troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a passing thought. 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore years, yet their pride is labour and vanity, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?

12 So teach us to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.

7 Indeed, your anger consumes us. 

Your rage terrifies us. 

8 You have set our sins in front of you. 

You have put our secret sins in the light of your presence. 

9 Indeed, all our days slip away because of your fury. 

We live out our years like one ⸤long⸥ sigh. 

10 Each 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. 

11 Who fully understands the power of your anger? 

A person fears you more when he better understands your fury. 

12 Teach us to number each of our days 

so that we may grow in wisdom. 

7 For we are consumed by Your anger;

we are terrified by Your wrath.

8 You have set our unjust ways before You,

our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

9 For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;

we end our years like a sigh.

10 Our lives last seventy years

or, if we are strong, eighty years.

Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;

indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

11 Who understands the power of Your anger?

Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.

12 Teach us to number our days carefully

so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.

7 For we are consumed by your anger;

by your wrath we are overwhelmed.

8 You have set our iniquities before you,

our secret sins in the light of your countenance.

9 For all our days pass away under your wrath;

our years come to an end like a sigh.

10 The days of our life are seventy years,

or perhaps eighty, if we are strong;

even then their span is only toil and trouble;

they are soon gone, and we fly away.

11 Who considers the power of your anger?

Your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.

12 So teach us to count our days

that we may gain a wise heart.

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

and we hasten off by your wrath.

8 You have put our iniquities before you,

our hidden sins into the light of your countenance.

9 For all of our days dwindle away in your rage;

we complete our years like a sigh.

10 As for the days of our years, within them are seventy years

or if by strength eighty years, and their pride is trouble and disaster,

for it passes quickly and we fly away.

11 Who knows the strength of your anger,

and your rage consistent with the fear due you?

12 So teach us to number our days

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

7 Your anger destroys us.

Your burning anger terrifies us.

8 You have put our sins right in front of you.

You have placed our secret sins where you can see them clearly.

9 You have been angry with us all of our days.

We groan as we come to the end of our lives.

10 We live to be about 70.

Or we may live to be 80, if we stay healthy.

But all that time is filled with trouble and sorrow.

The years quickly pass, and we are gone.

11 Who knows how powerful your anger is?

It’s as great as the respect we should have for you.

12 Teach us to realize how short our lives are.

Then our hearts will become wise.

7 For we have been consumed by Your anger

And by Your wrath we have been dismayed.

8 You have placed our iniquities before You,

Our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

9 For all our days have declined in Your fury;

We have finished our years like a sigh.

10 As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years,

Or if due to strength, eighty years,

Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow;

For soon it is gone and we fly away.

11 Who understands the power of Your anger

And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?

12 So teach us to number our days,

That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.