BOOK FOUR: Psalms 90—106
The Eternity of God, and Man’s Frailty
A Prayer
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of Moses the man of God.
1 Lord,You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever You had formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, YouareGod.
3 You turn man to destruction,
# And say,“Return, O children of men.”
4 For a thousand years in Your sight
Arelike yesterday when it is past,
Andlikea watch in the night.
5 You carry them awaylikea flood;
# Theyarelike a sleep.
# In the morningthey are like grasswhichgrows up:
6 In the morning it flourishes and grows up;
In the evening it is cut down and withers.
7 For we have been consumed by Your anger,
And by Your wrath we are terrified.
8 You have set our iniquities before You,
# Oursecretsinsin 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 livesareseventy years;
And if by reason of strengththeyareeighty years,
Yet their boastisonly 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,soisYour wrath.
12 So teachusto number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
13 Return, OLord!
How long?
# Andhave compassion on Your servants.
14 Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
# That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
15 Make us glad according to the daysinwhichYou have afflicted us,
The yearsinwhichwe have seen evil.
16 LetYour work appear to Your servants,
And Your glory to their children.
17 And let the beauty of theLordour God be upon us,
# Andestablish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands.