1 L ord, You have been the place of comfort for all people of all time.

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.

2 B efore the mountains were born, before You gave birth to the earth and the world, forever and ever, You are God.

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 Y ou change man into dust again, and say, “Return, O children of men.”

You turn man to destruction, And say, “Return, O children of men.”

4 F or a thousand years in Your eyes are like yesterday when it passes by, or like the hours of the night.

For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it is past, And like a watch in the night.

5 Y ou carry men away as with a flood. They fall asleep. In the morning they are like the new grass that grows.

You carry them away like a flood; They are like a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which grows up:

6 I t grows well in the morning, but dries up and dies by evening.

In the morning it flourishes and grows up; In the evening it is cut down and withers.

7 F or we are burned up by Your anger. By Your anger we are troubled and afraid.

For we have been consumed by Your anger, And by Your wrath we are terrified.

8 Y ou have set our wrong-doing before You, our secret sins in the light of Your face.

You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance.

9 F or all our days pass away in Your anger. We finish our years with a quiet cry.

For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh.

10 T he days of our life are seventy years, or eighty if we have the strength. Yet the best of them are only hard work and sorrow. For they are soon gone and we fly away.

The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 W ho understands the power of Your anger? Your anger is as great as the fear that we should have for You.

Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.

12 T each us to understand how many days we have. Then we will have a heart of wisdom to give You.

So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13 R eturn, O Lord. How long will it be? Have pity upon those who work for You.

Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants.

14 F ill us in the morning with Your loving-kindness. Let us sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

15 M ake us glad for as many days as You have made us suffer, and for the years we have seen trouble.

Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have seen evil.

16 L et Your work be shown to Your servants. And let Your wonderful greatness be shown to their children.

Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children.

17 L et the favor of the Lord our God be upon us. And make the work of our hands stand strong. Yes, make the work of our hands stand strong.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.