³ Thou turnest man back to the dust,
    and sayest, “Turn back, O children of men!”
⁴ For a thousand years in thy sight
    are but as yesterday when it is past,
    or as a watch in the night.

⁵ Thou dost sweep men away; they are like a dream,
    like grass which is renewed in the morning:
⁶ in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
    in the evening it fades and withers.

⁷ For we are consumed by thy anger;
    by thy wrath we are overwhelmed.
⁸ Thou hast set our iniquities before thee,
    our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

⁹ For all our days pass away under thy wrath,
    our years come to an end^[b] like a sigh.
¹⁰ The years of our life are threescore and ten,
    or even by reason of strength fourscore;
yet their span^[c] is but toil and trouble;
    they are soon gone, and we fly away.

¹¹ Who considers the power of thy anger,
    and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?
¹² So teach us to number our days
    that we may get a heart of wisdom.

¹³ Return, O Lord! How long?
    Have pity on thy servants!
¹⁴ Satisfy us in the morning with thy steadfast love,
    that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
¹⁵ Make us glad as many days as thou hast afflicted us,
    and as many years as we have seen evil.
¹⁶ Let thy work be manifest to thy servants,
    and thy glorious power to their children.
¹⁷ Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
    and establish thou the work of our hands upon us,
    yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.