Psalms 90
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Psalm 90
Eternal God and Mortal Man
A prayer of Moses, the man of God.
1Lord, you have been our refuge#90:1 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read dwelling place
in every generation.#Ps 71:3
2Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, you are God.#Jb 36:26; Ps 102:27; Pr 8:25
3You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”#Gn 3:19; Ec 12:7
4For in your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.#2Pt 3:8
5You end their lives;#90:5 Or You overwhelm them; Hb obscure they sleep.#Jb 14:12
They are like grass that grows in the morning —
6in the morning it sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.#Jb 14:1–2; Ps 37:2; 103:15–16
7For we are consumed by your anger;
we are terrified by your wrath.#Ps 39:11
8You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.#Ps 19:12; Ec 12:14
9For all our days ebb away under your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.#Ps 78:33
10Our lives last#90:10 Lit The days of our years in them seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are#90:10 LXX, Tg, Syr, Vg read Even their span is; Hb obscure struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.#Jb 20:8; Ps 78:39
11Who understands the power of your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due you.#Ps 76:7
12Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.#90:12 Or develop a heart of wisdom#Dt 32:29; Ps 39:4; Ec 12:1; Eph 5:16–17
13 Lord — how long?
Turn and have compassion on your servants.#Dt 32:36; Ps 135:14
14Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.#Ps 36:8; 65:4; 103:5
15Make us rejoice for as many days as you have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.#Ps 86:4; 92:4
16Let your work be seen by your servants,
and your splendor by their children.#Ps 96:6; Is 35:2
17Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
establish for us the work of our hands —
establish the work of our hands!#Ps 27:4; Is 26:12
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