Shared Word Translation
Psalm 90
A Prayer of Moses, the Man of God
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
in all generations.
Before the mountains were born,
or you brought forth the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
The Frailty of Humanity
You return humanity to dust
and say, “Return, children of Adam.”
For a thousand years in your sight
are like yesterday when it passes,
or like a watch in the night.
You sweep them away—they are like a dream,
like grass that is renewed in the morning:
in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it fades and withers.
Life Under Divine Judgment
For we are brought to an end by your anger;
by your wrath we are dismayed.
You have set our iniquities before you,
our hidden sins in the light of your presence.
For all our days pass away under your wrath;
we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
The years of our life are seventy,
or even by strength eighty;
yet their span is toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.
Who considers the power of your anger,
and your wrath according to the fear of you?
A Prayer for Wisdom and Favor
So teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Return, O LORD! How long?
Have compassion on your servants!
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen evil.
Let your work be shown to your servants,
and your splendor to their children.
Let 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.