| | 1 | A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout 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 turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men." | |
| | 4 | For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. | |
| | 5 | You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning-- | |
| | 6 | though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered. | |
| | 7 | We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. | |
| | 8 | You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. | |
| | 9 | All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. | |
| | 10 | The length of our days is seventy years--or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. | |
| | 11 | Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. | |
| | 12 | Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | |
| | 13 | Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. | |
| | 14 | Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, 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 trouble. | |
| | 16 | May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. | |
| | 17 | May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us--yes, establish the work of our hands. | |
