Lord, You have been our 1 adwelling place in all generations.
2Before athe mountains were born 1Or You bgave birth to the earth and the world, Even cfrom everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
3You aturn man back into dust And say, "Return, O children of men."
4For aa thousand years in Your sight Are like byesterday when it passes by, 1Or as a cwatch in the night.
5You ahave 1swept them away like a flood, they 2 bfall asleep; In the morning they are like cgrass which 3sprouts anew.
6In the morning it aflourishes and 1sprouts anew; Toward evening it bfades and cwithers away.
7For we have been aconsumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been 1dismayed.
8You have aplaced our iniquities before You, Our bsecret sins in the light of Your presence.
9For aall our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a 1sigh.
10As for the days of our 1life, 2they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, aeighty years, Yet their pride is but blabor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we cfly away.
11Who 1understands the apower of Your anger And Your fury, according to the bfear 2that is due You?
12So ateach us to number our days, That we may 1 bpresent to You a heart of wisdom.
13Do areturn, O LORD; bhow long will it be? And 1be csorry for Your servants.
14O asatisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may bsing for joy and be glad all our days.
15aMake us glad 1according to the days You have afflicted us, And the byears we have seen 2evil.
16Let Your awork appear to Your servants And Your bmajesty 1to their children.
17Let the afavor of the Lord our God be upon us; And 1 bconfirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, 1confirm the work of our hands.