Psalm 90:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Before the mountains were born,
the earth and the world brought forth,
from eternity to eternity you are God.(A)
Psalm 90:3-4
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3 You turn humanity back into dust,[a]
saying, “Return, you children of Adam!”(A)
4 A thousand years in your eyes
are merely a day gone by,(B)
Before a watch passes in the night,
Psalm 90:5-6
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5 [a]you wash them away;(A)
They sleep,
and in the morning they sprout again like an herb.
6 In the morning it blooms only to pass away;
in the evening it is wilted and withered.[b](B)
Psalm 90:12-13
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12 Teach us to count our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
III
13 Relent, O Lord! How long?
Have pity on your servants!
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