[1] A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations. [2] Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. [3] You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” [4] For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night. [5] You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— [6] in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers. [7] For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. [8] You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. [9] For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. [10] The length of our days is seventy years —or eighty if we are strong —yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. [11] Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due. [12] So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom. [13] Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants. [14] Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. [15] Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil. [16] May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children. [17] May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
