Psalms 90:1-9 ▼

1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge in every generation.

2 Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, you are God.

3 You return mankind to the dust, saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”

4 For in your sight a thousand years are like yesterday that passes by, like a few hours of the night.

5 You end their lives; they sleep. They are like grass that grows in the morning —

6 in the morning it sprouts and grows; by evening it withers and dries up.

7 For we are consumed by your anger; we are 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 ebb away under your wrath; we end our years like a sigh.