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颂主恩永久不易

90 神人摩西的祈祷。

主啊,你世世代代做我们的居所。
诸山未曾生出,地与世界你未曾造成,从亘古到永远,你是神。

叹人生转瞬即逝

你使人归于尘土,说:“你们世人要归回。”

在你看来,千年如已过的昨日,又如夜间的一更。
你叫他们如水冲去,他们如睡一觉。早晨他们如生长的草,
早晨发芽生长,晚上割下枯干。
我们因你的怒气而消灭,因你的愤怒而惊惶。
你将我们的罪孽摆在你面前,将我们的隐恶摆在你面光之中。
我们经过的日子都在你震怒之下,我们度尽的年岁好像一声叹息。
10 我们一生的年日是七十岁,若是强壮可到八十岁,但其中所矜夸的不过是劳苦愁烦;转眼成空,我们便如飞而去。
11 谁晓得你怒气的权势?谁按着你该受的敬畏晓得你的愤怒呢?
12 求你指教我们怎样数算自己的日子,好叫我们得着智慧的心。
13 耶和华啊,我们要等到几时呢?求你转回,为你的仆人后悔。
14 求你使我们早早饱得你的慈爱,好叫我们一生一世欢呼喜乐。
15 求你照着你使我们受苦的日子和我们遭难的年岁,叫我们喜乐。
16 愿你的作为向你仆人显现,愿你的荣耀向他们子孙显明。
17 愿主我们神的荣美归于我们身上,愿你坚立我们手所做的工——我们手所做的工,愿你坚立!

BOOK 4

God’s Eternity and the Brevity of Human Life.

A Prayer of [a]Moses, the man of God.

90 Lord, You have been our [b](A)dwelling place in all generations.
Before (B)the mountains were born
[c]Or You (C)gave birth to the earth and the world,
Even (D)from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

You (E)turn mortals back into dust
And say, “Return, you sons of mankind.”
For (F)a thousand years in Your sight
Are like (G)yesterday when it passes by,
[d]Or like a (H)watch in the night.
You (I)have [e]swept them away like a flood, they [f](J)fall asleep;
In the morning they are like (K)grass that [g]sprouts anew.
In the morning it (L)flourishes and [h]sprouts anew;
Toward evening it (M)wilts and (N)withers away.

For we have been (O)consumed by Your anger,
And we have been terrified by Your wrath.
You have (P)placed our guilty deeds before You,
Our (Q)hidden sins in the light of Your presence.
For (R)all our days have dwindled away in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a [i]sigh.
10 As for the days of our [j]life, [k]they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, (S)eighty years,
Yet their pride is only (T)trouble and tragedy;
For it quickly passes, and we (U)disappear.
11 Who [l]understands the (V)power of Your anger
And Your fury, according to the (W)fear [m]that is due You?
12 So (X)teach us to number our days,
That we may [n](Y)present to You a heart of wisdom.

13 Do (Z)return, Lord; (AA)how long will it be?
And [o]be (AB)sorry for Your servants.
14 (AC)Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness,
That we may (AD)sing for joy and rejoice all our days.
15 (AE)Make us glad [p]according to the days You have afflicted us,
And the (AF)years we have seen [q]evil.
16 Let Your (AG)work appear to Your servants
And Your (AH)majesty [r]to their children.
17 May the (AI)kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;
And [s](AJ)confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, [t]confirm the work of our hands.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 90 Title Deut 33:1
  2. Psalm 90:1 Or hiding place; some ancient mss place of refuge
  3. Psalm 90:2 Or And
  4. Psalm 90:4 Or And
  5. Psalm 90:5 Or flooded
  6. Psalm 90:5 Lit become asleep
  7. Psalm 90:5 Or passes away
  8. Psalm 90:6 Or passes away
  9. Psalm 90:9 Or whisper
  10. Psalm 90:10 Lit years
  11. Psalm 90:10 Lit in them are
  12. Psalm 90:11 Or knows
  13. Psalm 90:11 Lit of You
  14. Psalm 90:12 Lit bring in
  15. Psalm 90:13 Or repent in regard to
  16. Psalm 90:15 Or as many days as
  17. Psalm 90:15 Or trouble
  18. Psalm 90:16 Or upon
  19. Psalm 90:17 Or give permanence to
  20. Psalm 90:17 Or give permanence to