| English Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. | 1Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! |
| 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, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, 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. | 4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. |
| 5You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning: | 5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. |
| 6in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers. | 6In the morning it blooms and flourishes, 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 wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. |
| 8You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. | 8You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. |
| 9For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh. | 9We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. |
| 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. | 10Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away. |
| 11Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you? | 11Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. |
| 12So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. | 12Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. |
| 13Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants! | 13O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! |
| 14Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. | 14Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. |
| 15Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil. | 15Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. |
| 16Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. | 16Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. |
| 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! | 17And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! |
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