[1] Lord, you have been our dwelling place In all generations. [2]
Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever you had formed the
earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
[3] You turn man to destruction, saying, "Return, you children of men."
[4] For a thousand years in your sight Are but as yesterday when it is
past, As a watch in the night. [5] You sweep them away as they sleep.
In the morning they sprout like new grass. [6] In the morning it sprouts
and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry. [7] For we are
consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath. [8] You have set
our iniquities before you, Our secret sins in the light of your
presence. [9] For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring
our years to an end as a sigh. [10] The days of our years are seventy,
Or even by reason of strength eighty years; Yet their pride is but labor
and sorrow, For it passes quickly, and we fly away. [11] Who knows the
power of your anger, Your wrath according to the fear that is due to
you? [12] So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of
wisdom. [13] Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants.
[14] Satisfy us in the morning with your lovingkindness, That we may
rejoice 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] Let your
work appear to your servants; Your glory to their children. [17] Let the
favor of the Lord our God be on us; Establish the work of our hands for
us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 91
