| Chapter 90 |
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Lord, you have been our dwelling place In all generations. --
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Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever you had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. --
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You turn man to destruction, saying, 'Return, you children of men.' --
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For a thousand years in your sight Are but as yesterday when it is past, As a watch in the night. --
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You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass. --
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In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry. --
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For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath. --
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You have set our iniquities before you, Our secret sins in the light of your presence. --
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For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh. --
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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. --
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Who knows the power of your anger, Your wrath according to the fear that is due to you? --
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So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. --
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Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants. --
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Satisfy us in the morning with your lovingkindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. --
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Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, For as many years as we have seen evil. --
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Let your work appear to your servants; Your glory to their children. --
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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 --
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