Psalm 90 God's eternity and transience of man

Psalm 90 (New International Version)

Psalm 90

BOOK IV : Psalms 90-106

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

 ¹ 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.