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| 1Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. | 1A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. |
| 2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. | 2Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. |
| 3You return man to dust and say, “Return, O children of man!” | 3You turn people back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, you mortals." |
| 4For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. | 4A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. |
| 5You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning: | 5Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death-- they are like the new grass of the morning: |
| 6in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers. | 6In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered. |
| 7For we are brought to an end by your anger; by your wrath we are dismayed. | 7We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. |
| 8You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. | 8You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. |
| 9For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh. | 9All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. |
| 10The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. | 10Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. |
| 11Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you? | 11If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. |
| 12So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. | 12Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| 13Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants! | 13Relent, LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. |
| 14Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. | 14Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. |
| 15Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil. | 15Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. |
| 16Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. | 16May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. |
| 17Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! | 17May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us-- yes, establish the work of our hands. |
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