1 A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, a habitation Thou -- Thou hast been, To us -- in generation and generation,

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

2 B efore mountains were brought forth, And Thou dost form the earth and the world, Even from age unto age Thou God.

Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

3 T hou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.

You turn man back into dust And say, “Return, O children of men.”

4 F or a thousand years in Thine eyes as yesterday, For it passeth on, yea, a watch by night.

For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or as a watch in the night.

5 T hou hast inundated them, they are asleep, In the morning as grass he changeth.

You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.

6 I n the morning it flourisheth, and hath changed, At evening it is cut down, and hath withered.

In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away.

7 F or we were consumed in Thine anger, And in Thy fury we have been troubled.

For we have been consumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been dismayed.

8 T hou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our hidden things at the light of Thy face,

You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

9 F or all our days pined away in Thy wrath, We consumed our years as a meditation.

For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh.

10 D ays of our years, in them seventy years, And if, by reason of might, eighty years, Yet their enlargement labour and vanity, For it hath been cut off hastily, and we fly away.

As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away.

11 W ho knoweth the power of Thine anger? And according to Thy fear -- Thy wrath?

Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?

12 T o number our days aright let know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

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

13 T urn back, O Jehovah, till when? And repent concerning Thy servants.

Do return, O Lord; how long will it be ? And be sorry for Your servants.

14 S atisfy us at morn Thy kindness, And we sing and rejoice all our days.

O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

15 C ause us to rejoice according to the days Wherein Thou hast afflicted us, The years we have seen evil.

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

16 L et Thy work appear unto Thy servants, And Thine honour on their sons.

Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children.

17 A nd let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands.