New Living Translation

Psalms • Chapter 90

1 Lord, through all the generations<br>you have been our home!<br> 2 Before the mountains were born,<br>before you gave birth to the earth and the world,<br>from beginning to end, you are God (Elohim).<br> 3 You turn people back to dust, saying,<br>“Return to dust, you mortals!”<br> 4 For you, a thousand years are as a passing day,<br>as brief as a few night hours.<br> 5 You sweep people away like dreams that disappear.<br>They are like grass that springs up in the morning.<br> 6 In the morning it blooms and flourishes,<br>but by evening it is dry and withered.<br> 7 We wither beneath your anger;<br>we are overwhelmed by your fury.<br> 8 You spread out our sins before you —<br>our secret sins — and you see them all.<br> 9 We live our lives beneath your wrath,<br>ending our years with a groan.<br> 10 Seventy years are given to us!<br>Some even live to eighty.<br>But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;<br>soon they disappear, and we fly away.<br> 11 Who can comprehend the power of your anger?<br>Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.<br> 12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life,<br>so that we may grow in wisdom.<br> 13 O LORD, come back to us!<br>How long will you delay?<br>Take pity on your servants!<br> 14 Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,<br>so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.<br> 15 Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery!<br>Replace the evil years with good.<br> 16 Let us, your servants, see you work again;<br>let our children see your glory.<br> 17 And may the Lord our God (Elohim) show us his approval<br>and make our efforts successful.<br>Yes, make our efforts successful!<br>