³ You ^(A)turn mortals back into dust
And say, “Return, you sons of mankind.”
⁴ For ^(B)a thousand years in Your sight
Are like ^(C)yesterday when it passes by,
^[a]Or like a ^(D)watch in the night.
⁵ You ^(E)have ^[b]swept them away like a flood, they ^[c](F)fall asleep;
In the morning they are like ^(G)grass that ^[d]sprouts anew.

¹² So ^(A)teach us to number our days,
That we may ^[a](B)present to You a heart of wisdom.

¹³ Do ^(C)return, Lord; ^(D)how long will it be?
And ^[b]be ^(E)sorry for Your servants.
^14 (F)Satisfy us in the morning with Your graciousness,
That we may ^(G)sing for joy and rejoice all our days.
^15 (H)Make us glad ^[c]according to the days You have afflicted us,
And the ^(I)years we have seen ^[d]evil.
¹⁶ Let Your ^(J)work appear to Your servants
And Your ^(K)majesty ^[e]to their children.
¹⁷ May the ^(L)kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;
And ^[f](M)confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, ^[g]confirm the work of our hands.