[1] Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. [2] Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. [3] You turn mortals back into dust And say, “Return, you sons of mankind.” [4] For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or like a watch in the night. [5] You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew. [6] In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it wilts and withers away. [7] For we have been consumed by Your anger, And we have been terrified by Your wrath. [8] You have placed our guilty deeds before You, Our hidden sins in the light of Your presence. [9] For all our days have dwindled away in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh. [10] As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is only trouble and tragedy; For it quickly passes, and we disappear. [11] Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? [12] So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. [13] Do return, Lord; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants. [14] Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness, That we may sing for joy and rejoice all our days. [15] Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil. [16] Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children. [17] May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands.
