Book | Chapter | Verse | Text |
Psalms |
90 |
1 |
Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! |
Psalms |
90 |
2 |
Before the mountains were created, before you made the earth and the world, you are God, without beginning or end. |
Psalms |
90 |
3 |
You turn people back to dust, saying, "Return to dust!" |
Psalms |
90 |
4 |
For you, a thousand years are as yesterday! They are like a few hours! |
Psalms |
90 |
5 |
You sweep people away like dreams that disappear or like grass that springs up in the morning. |
Psalms |
90 |
6 |
In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. |
Psalms |
90 |
7 |
We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. |
Psalms |
90 |
8 |
You spread out our sins before you--our secret sins--and you see them all. |
Psalms |
90 |
9 |
We live our lives beneath your wrath. We end our lives with a groan. |
Psalms |
90 |
10 |
Seventy years are given to us! Some may even reach eighty. But even the best of these years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we are gone. |
Psalms |
90 |
11 |
Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. |
Psalms |
90 |
12 |
Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom. |
Psalms |
90 |
13 |
O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! |
Psalms |
90 |
14 |
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. |
Psalms |
90 |
15 |
Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. |
Psalms |
90 |
16 |
Let us see your miracles again; let our children see your glory at work. |
Psalms |
90 |
17 |
And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! |