Psalm 90

BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

¹Lord, you have been our dwelling place^x

throughout all generations.

²Before the mountains were born^y

or you brought forth the whole world,

from everlasting to everlasting^z you are God.^a

³You turn people back to dust,

saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”^b

⁴A thousand years in your sight

are like a day that has just gone by,

or like a watch in the night.^c

⁵Yet you sweep people away^d in the sleep of death—

they are like the new grass of the morning:

⁶In the morning it springs up new,

but by evening it is dry and withered.^e

⁷We are consumed by your anger

and terrified by your indignation.

⁸You have set our iniquities before you,

our secret sins^f in the light of your presence.^g

⁹All our days pass away under your wrath;

we finish our years with a moan.^h

¹⁰Our days may come to seventy years,ⁱ

or eighty,^j if our strength endures;

yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,^k

for they quickly pass, and we fly away.^l

¹¹If only we knew the power of your anger!

Your wrath^m is as great as the fear that is your due.ⁿ

¹²Teach us to number our days,^o

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.^p

¹³Relent, Lord! How long^q will it be?

Have compassion on your servants.^r

¹⁴Satisfy^s us in the morning with your unfailing love,^t

that we may sing for joy^u and be glad all our days.^v

¹⁵Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,

for as many years as we have seen trouble.

¹⁶May your deeds be shown to your servants,

your splendor to their children.^w

¹⁷May the favor^a of the Lord our God rest on us;

establish the work of our hands for us—

yes, establish the work of our hands.^x