¹ A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through 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 return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

⁴ For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

⁵ You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

⁶ in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.

⁷ For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.

⁸ You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

⁹ For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

¹⁰ The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

¹¹ Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

¹² So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

¹³ Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

¹⁴ Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, 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 evil.

¹⁶ May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

¹⁷ May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!