(KJV) Psalm 90¹

⥃From Everlasting to Everlasting

A Prayer of Moses the man² of God.

[1] Lord³, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations⁴. [2] Before⁵ the mountains were brought forth, or ever⁶ thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from⁷ everlasting to everlasting, thou⁸ [art] God. [3] Thou⁹ turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men¹⁰. [4] For¹¹ a thousand years in thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past¹², and [as¹³] a watch in the night. [5] Thou¹⁴ carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep¹⁵: in the morning¹⁶ [they are] like grass [which] groweth up¹⁷. [6] In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.¹⁸ [7] For we¹⁹ are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we²⁰ troubled. [8] Thou²¹ hast set our²² iniquities before thee, our secret [sins] in the²³ light of thy countenance. [9] For²⁴ all our days are passed²⁵ away in thy wrath: we spend²⁶ our years as a tale²⁷ [that is told]. [10] The days²⁸ of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet²⁹ [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for³⁰ it is soon cut off, and we fly away. [11] Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, [so is] thy wrath.³¹ [12] So³² teach [us] to number our days, that³³ we may apply [our] hearts³⁴ unto wisdom. [13] Return³⁵, O Lord, how³⁶ long? and let it³⁷ repent thee concerning thy servants. [14] O satisfy³⁸ us early with thy mercy; that we³⁹ may rejoice and be glad all our days. [15] Make⁴⁰ us glad according to the days [wherein] thou hast afflicted us, [and] the years⁴¹ [wherein] we have seen evil. [16] Let⁴² thy work appear unto thy servants, and⁴³ thy glory unto their children. [17] And let⁴⁴ the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish⁴⁵ thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.