| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 1A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. | 1Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! |
| 2Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. | 2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. |
| 3You turn man back into dust And say, "Return, O children of men." | 3You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!” |
| 4For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or as a watch in the night. | 4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. |
| 5You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. | 5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. |
| 6In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away. | 6In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. |
| 7For we have been consumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been dismayed. | 7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. |
| 8You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence. | 8You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. |
| 9For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh. | 9We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. |
| 10As 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. | 10Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away. |
| 11Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? | 11Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. |
| 12So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | 12Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. |
| 13Do return, O LORD; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants. | 13O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! |
| 14O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. | 14Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. |
| 15Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil. | 15Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. |
| 16Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children. | 16Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. |
| 17Let 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. | 17And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! |
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