| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. | 1A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. |
| 2Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. | 2Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. |
| 3You turn man to destruction, And say, “Return, O children of men.” | 3You turn man back into dust And say, "Return, O children of men." |
| 4For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it is past, And like a watch in the night. | 4For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or as a watch in the night. |
| 5You carry them away like a flood; They are like a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which grows up: | 5You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. |
| 6In the morning it flourishes and grows up; In the evening it is cut down and withers. | 6In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away. |
| 7For we have been consumed by Your anger, And by Your wrath we are terrified. | 7For we have been consumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been dismayed. |
| 8You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. | 8You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence. |
| 9For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh. | 9For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh. |
| 10The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. | 10As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away. |
| 11Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. | 11Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? |
| 12So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. | 12So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. |
| 13Return, O LORD! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. | 13Do return, O LORD; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants. |
| 14Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days! | 14O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. |
| 15Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have seen evil. | 15Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil. |
| 16Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children. | 16Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children. |
| 17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. | 17Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands. |
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