1 ¶ Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation.

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

2 B efore the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art God.

3 T hou dost turn unto man until he is broken and thou saith, Become converted, ye sons of Adam.

Thou makest man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.

4 F or a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past and as a watch in the night.

For a thousand years, in thy sight, are as yesterday when it is past, and a watch in the night.

5 T hou dost cause them to pass by as the waters of a river; they are as a dream, which is strong in the morning like grass.

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are a sleep: in the morning they are like grass groweth up:

6 I n the morning it blossoms and grows up; in the evening it is cut down and withers.

In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.

7 ¶ For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath we are troubled.

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy fury are we troubled.

8 T hou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret in the light of thy countenance.

9 F or all our days decline because of thy wrath; we end our years according to the word.

For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a thought.

10 T he days of our years are seventy, and of the most valiant eighty years, yet their strength is labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore years, yet their pride is labour and vanity, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 W ho knows the power of thine anger? that thy wrath is not less than our fear.

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?

12 ¶ Cause us to learn this that we might number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

So teach to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.

13 R eturn unto us, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy slaves.

Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy, and we shall sing and be glad all our days.

Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

15 M ake us glad according to the days in which thou hast afflicted us and the years in which we have seen evil.

Make us glad according to the days thou hast afflicted us, according to the years we have seen evil.

16 L et thy work appear in thy slaves and thy glory upon their sons.

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons.

17 A nd let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, and set thou aright the work of our hands upon us; yea, set thou aright the work of our hands.

And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.