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Psalms
90 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations. {2} Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting
to everlasting, thou art God. {3}
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
{4} For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past,
and as a watch in the night. {5} Thou carriest them away as with a flood;
they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
{6} In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is
cut down, and withereth. {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. {13} Return,
O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. {14}
O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all
our days. {15} Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted
us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. {16} Let thy work appear unto
thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. {17} And let the beauty
of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands
upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. |