New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
1Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! | 1Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! |
2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, 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 people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!” | 3You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!” |
4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. | 4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. |
5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. | 5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. |
6In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. | 6In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. |
7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. | 7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. |
8You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. | 8You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. |
9We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. | 9We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. |
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. | 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 can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. | 11Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. |
12Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. | 12Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. |
13O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! | 13O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! |
14Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. | 14Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. |
15Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. | 15Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. |
16Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. | 16Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. |
17And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! | 17And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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