Psalm 90 New American Standard Bible
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.
2 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.
3 You (E)turn mortals back into dust
And say, “Return, you sons of mankind.”
4 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.
5 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.
6 In the morning it (L)flourishes and [h]sprouts anew;
Toward evening it (M)wilts and (N)withers away.
7 For we have been (O)consumed by Your anger,
And we have been terrified by Your wrath.
8 You have (P)placed our guilty deeds before You,
Our (Q)hidden sins in the light of Your presence.
9 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
- Psalm 90 Title Deut 33:1
- Psalm 90:1 Or hiding place; some ancient mss place of refuge
- Psalm 90:2 Or And
- Psalm 90:4 Or And
- Psalm 90:5 Or flooded
- Psalm 90:5 Lit become asleep
- Psalm 90:5 Or passes away
- Psalm 90:6 Or passes away
- Psalm 90:9 Or whisper
- Psalm 90:10 Lit years
- Psalm 90:10 Lit in them are
- Psalm 90:11 Or knows
- Psalm 90:11 Lit of You
- Psalm 90:12 Lit bring in
- Psalm 90:13 Or repent in regard to
- Psalm 90:15 Or as many days as
- Psalm 90:15 Or trouble
- Psalm 90:16 Or upon
- Psalm 90:17 Or give permanence to
- Psalm 90:17 Or give permanence to
Cross references
- Psalm 90:1 : Deut 33:27; Ps 71:3; 91:1; Ezek 11:16
- Psalm 90:2 : Job 15:7; Prov 8:25
- Psalm 90:2 : Gen 1:1; Ps 102:25; 104:5
- Psalm 90:2 : Ps 93:2; 102:24, 27; Jer 10:10
- Psalm 90:3 : Gen 3:19; Job 34:14, 15; Ps 104:29
- Psalm 90:4 : 2 Pet 3:8
- Psalm 90:4 : Ps 39:5
- Psalm 90:4 : Ex 14:24; Judg 7:19
- Psalm 90:5 : Job 22:16; 27:20
- Psalm 90:5 : Job 14:12; 20:8; Ps 76:5
- Psalm 90:5 : Ps 103:15; Is 40:6
- Psalm 90:6 : Job 14:2
- Psalm 90:6 : Ps 92:7; Matt 6:30
- Psalm 90:6 : James 1:11
- Psalm 90:7 : Ps 39:11
- Psalm 90:8 : Ps 50:21; Jer 16:17
- Psalm 90:8 : Ps 19:12; Eccl 12:14
- Psalm 90:9 : Ps 78:33
- Psalm 90:10 : 2 Kin 19:35
- Psalm 90:10 : Eccl 12:2-7; Jer 20:18
- Psalm 90:10 : Job 20:8; Ps 78:39
- Psalm 90:11 : Ps 76:7
- Psalm 90:11 : Neh 5:9
- Psalm 90:12 : Deut 32:29; Ps 39:4
- Psalm 90:12 : Prov 2:1-6
- Psalm 90:13 : Ps 6:4; 80:14
- Psalm 90:13 : Ps 6:3; 74:10
- Psalm 90:13 : Ex 32:12; Deut 32:36; Ps 106:45; 135:14; Amos 7:3, 6; Jon 3:9
- Psalm 90:14 : Ps 36:8; 65:4; 103:5; Jer 31:14
- Psalm 90:14 : Ps 31:7; 85:6
- Psalm 90:15 : Ps 86:4
- Psalm 90:15 : Deut 2:14-16; Ps 31:10
- Psalm 90:16 : Deut 32:4; Ps 44:1; 77:12; 92:4; Hab 3:2
- Psalm 90:16 : 1 Kin 8:11; Is 6:3
- Psalm 90:17 : Ps 27:4
- Psalm 90:17 : Ps 37:23; Is 26:12; 1 Cor 3:7
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