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Psalms 90 (CEV)

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¹ (A prayer by Moses, the man of God.) Our Lord, in all generations you have been our home. ² You have always been God-- long before the birth of the mountains, even before you created the earth and the world. ³ At your command we die and turn back to dust, ⁴ but a thousand years mean nothing to you! They are merely a day gone by or a few hours in the night. ⁵ You bring our lives to an end just like a dream. We are merely tender grass ⁶ that sprouts and grows in the morning, but dries up by evening. ⁷ Your furious anger frightens and destroys us, ⁸ and you know all of our sins, even those we do in secret. ⁹ Your anger is a burden each day we live, then life ends like a sigh. ¹⁰ We can expect seventy years, or maybe eighty, if we are healthy, but even our best years bring trouble and sorrow. Suddenly our time is up, and we disappear. ¹¹ No one knows the full power of your furious anger, but it is as great as the fear that we owe to you. ¹² Teach us to use wisely all the time we have. ¹³ Help us, LORD! Don't wait! Pity your servants. ¹⁴ When morning comes, let your love satisfy all our needs. Then we can celebrate and be glad for what time we have left. ¹⁵ Make us happy for as long as you caused us trouble and sorrow. ¹⁶ Do wonderful things for us, your servants, and show your mighty power to our children. ¹⁷ Our Lord and our God, treat us with kindness and let all go well for us. Please let all go well!