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God’s Eternity and Human Frailty

90A prayer of Moses, the man of God.a

1O Lord, you have been our helpb in all generations.c

2Before the mountains were born

and you brought forth the earth and the world,

even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

3You return man to the dust,

saying,d “Return, O sons of man.”

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Footnotes

  1. aThe Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. bOr “dwelling place”
  3. cLiterally “in a generation and a generation”
  4. dLiterally “and you say”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place

in all generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth,

or ever you had formed the earth and the world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

You return man to dust

and say, “Return, O children of man!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place

throughout all generations.

Before the mountains were born

or you brought forth the whole world,

from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

You turn people back to dust,

saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A prayer of Moses, the man of God.

Lord, you have been our refuge

in every generation.

Before the mountains were born,

before you gave birth to the earth and the world,

from eternity to eternity, you are God.

You return mankind to the dust,

saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

NLTNew Living Translation

A prayer of Moses, the man of God.

Lord, through all the generations

you have been our home!

Before the mountains were born,

before you gave birth to the earth and the world,

from beginning to end, you are God.

You turn people back to dust, saying,

“Return to dust, you mortals!”

KJV 1900King James Version

A Prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth,

Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,

Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

Thou turnest man to destruction;

And sayest, Return, ye children of men.