Psalm 90-95

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.
²Before ^(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.

³You ^(E)turn mortals back into dust
And say, “Return, you sons of mankind.”
⁴For ^(F)a thousand years in Your sight
Are like ^(G)yesterday when it passes by,
^[d]Or like a ^(H)watch in the night.
⁵You ^(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.
⁶In the morning it ^(L)flourishes and ^[h]sprouts anew;
Toward evening it ^(M)wilts and ^(N)withers away.

⁷For we have been ^(O)consumed by Your anger,
And we have been terrified by Your wrath.
⁸You have ^(P)placed our guilty deeds before You,
Our ^(Q)hidden sins in the light of Your presence.
⁹For ^(R)all our days have dwindled away in Your fury;
We have finished our years like a ^[i]sigh.
¹⁰As 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.
¹¹Who ^[l]understands the ^(V)power of Your anger
And Your fury, according to the ^(W)fear ^[m]that is due You?
¹²So ^(X)teach us to number our days,
That we may ^[n]^(Y)present to You a heart of wisdom.

¹³Do ^(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.
¹⁶Let Your ^(AG)work appear to Your servants
And Your ^(AH)majesty ^[r]to their children.
¹⁷May 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.

Security of One Who Trusts in the Lord.

91 One who dwells in the ^(AK)shelter of the Most High
Will lodge in the ^(AL)shadow of the Almighty.
²I will say to the Lord, “My ^(AM)refuge and my ^(AN)fortress,
My God, in whom I ^(AO)trust!”
³For it is He who rescues you from the ^(AP)net of the trapper
And from the deadly ^(AQ)plague.
⁴He will ^(AR)cover you with His pinions,
And ^(AS)under His wings you may take refuge;
His ^(AT)faithfulness is a ^(AU)shield and wall.

⁵You ^(AV)will not be afraid of the ^(AW)terror by night,
Or of the ^(AX)arrow that flies by day;
⁶Of the ^(AY)plague that ^[u]stalks in darkness,
Or of the ^(AZ)destruction that devastates at noon.
⁷A thousand may fall at your side
And ten thousand at your right hand,
But ^(BA)it shall not approach you.
⁸You will only look on with your eyes
And ^(BB)see the retaliation against the wicked.
⁹^[v]For you have made the Lord, ^(BC)my refuge,
The Most High, ^(BD)your dwelling place.
¹⁰^(BE)No evil will happen to you,
Nor will any plague come near your ^[w]tent.

¹¹For He will give ^(BF)His angels orders concerning you,
To protect you in all your ways.
¹²On their hands they will ^(BG)lift you up,
So that you do not strike your foot against a stone.
¹³You will ^(BH)walk upon the lion and cobra,
You will trample the young lion and the ^[x]serpent.

¹⁴“^(BI)Because he has loved Me, I will save him;
I will ^(BJ)set him securely on high, because he has ^(BK)known My name.
¹⁵He will ^(BL)call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in ^[y]trouble;
I will rescue him and ^(BM)honor him.
¹⁶I will satisfy him with ^[z]a ^(BN)long life,
And ^[aa]^(BO)show him My salvation.”

Praise for the Lord’s Goodness.

A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

92 It is ^(BP)good to give thanks to the Lord
And to ^(BQ)sing praises to Your name, Most High;
²To ^(BR)declare Your goodness in the morning
And Your ^(BS)faithfulness by ^[ab]night,
³^[ac]With the ^(BT)ten-stringed lute and ^[ad]with the ^(BU)harp,
^[ae]With resounding music on the ^(BV)lyre.
⁴For You, Lord, have made me joyful by ^[af]what You ^(BW)have done,
I will ^(BX)sing for joy over the ^(BY)works of Your hands.

⁵How ^(BZ)great are Your works, Lord!
Your ^[ag]^(CA)thoughts are very ^(CB)deep.
⁶A ^(CC)stupid person has no knowledge,
Nor does a ^(CD)foolish person understand this:
⁷When the wicked ^(CE)sprouted up like grass
And all ^(CF)who did injustice flourished,
It was only that they might be ^(CG)destroyed forevermore.
⁸But You, Lord, are ^(CH)on high forever.
⁹For, behold, Your enemies, Lord,
For, behold, ^(CI)Your enemies will perish;
All who do injustice will be ^(CJ)scattered.

¹⁰But You have exalted my ^(CK)horn like that of the wild ox;
I have ^[ah]been ^(CL)anointed with fresh oil.
¹¹And my eye has ^(CM)looked at my enemies,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.
¹²The ^(CN)righteous person will ^[ai]flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a ^(CO)cedar in Lebanon.
¹³^(CP)Planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish ^(CQ)in the courtyards of our God.
¹⁴They will still ^[aj]^(CR)yield fruit in advanced age;
They will be ^[ak]full of sap and very green,
¹⁵To ^[al]declare that ^(CS)the Lord is just;
He is my ^(CT)rock, and there is ^(CU)no malice in Him.

The Majesty of the Lord.

93 ^(CV)The Lord ^[am]reigns, He is ^(CW)clothed with majesty;
The Lord has ^(CX)clothed and encircled Himself with strength.
Indeed, the ^(CY)world is firmly established; it will not be moved.
²Your ^(CZ)throne is established from of old;
You ^(DA)are from eternity.

³The ^(DB)floods have lifted up, Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice,
The floods lift up their pounding waves.
⁴More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord ^(DC)on high is mighty.
⁵Your ^(DD)testimonies are fully confirmed;
^(DE)Holiness is pleasing to Your house,
Lord, ^[an]forevermore.

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

94 Lord, God of ^[ao]^(DF)vengeance,
God of ^[ap]vengeance, ^[aq]^(DG)shine forth!
²^(DH)Rise up, ^(DI)Judge of the earth,
Pay back retribution ^(DJ)to the proud.
³How long, Lord, shall the wicked—
How long shall the ^(DK)wicked triumph?
⁴They pour out words, they ^(DL)speak arrogantly;
All who do injustice ^(DM)boast.
⁵They ^(DN)crush Your people, Lord,
And ^(DO)afflict Your inheritance.
⁶They ^(DP)kill the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
⁷^(DQ)They have said, “^[ar]The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”

⁸Pay attention, you ^(DR)stupid ones among the people;
And when will you understand, ^(DS)foolish ones?
⁹He who ^(DT)planted the ear, ^[as]does He not hear?
Or He who formed the eye, ^[at]does He not see?
¹⁰He who ^[au]^(DU)disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,
He who ^(DV)teaches mankind knowledge?
¹¹The Lord ^(DW)knows human thoughts,
^[av]That they are mere breath.

¹²Blessed is the man whom ^(DX)You discipline, ^[aw]Lord,
And ^(DY)whom You teach from Your Law,
¹³So that You may grant him ^(DZ)relief from the ^(EA)days of adversity,
Until ^(EB)a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴For ^(EC)the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He ^(ED)abandon His inheritance.
¹⁵For ^[ax]^(EE)judgment ^[ay]will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart ^[az]will follow it.
¹⁶Who will ^(EF)stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me ^(EG)against those who do injustice?

¹⁷If ^(EH)the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
¹⁸If I should say, “^(EI)My foot has slipped,”
Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
¹⁹When my anxious thoughts ^[ba]multiply within me,
Your ^(EJ)comfort delights my soul.
²⁰Can a ^[bb]^(EK)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One ^(EL)which devises ^[bc]mischief by decree?
²¹They ^(EM)band themselves together against the ^[bd]life of the righteous
And ^(EN)condemn ^[be]the innocent to death.
²²But the Lord has been my ^(EO)refuge,
And my God the ^(EP)rock of my refuge.
²³He has ^(EQ)brought back their injustice upon them,
And He will ^[bf]^(ER)destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will ^[bg]destroy them.

Praise to the Lord and Warning against Unbelief.

95 Come, let’s ^(ES)sing for joy to the Lord,
Let’s shout joyfully to ^(ET)the rock of our salvation.
²Let’s ^(EU)come before His presence ^(EV)with a song of thanksgiving,
Let’s shout joyfully to Him ^(EW)in songs with instruments.
³For the Lord is a ^(EX)great God
And a great King ^(EY)above all gods,
⁴In whose hand are the ^(EZ)depths of the earth,
The peaks of the mountains are also His.
⁵^[bh]The sea is His, for it was He ^(FA)who made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.

⁶Come, let’s ^(FB)worship and bow down,
Let’s ^(FC)kneel before the Lord our ^(FD)Maker.
⁷For He is our God,
And ^(FE)we are the people of His ^[bi]^(FF)pasture and the sheep of His hand.
^(FG)Today, ^[bj]if you will hear His voice,
⁸Do not harden your hearts as at ^[bk]^(FH)Meribah,
As on the day of ^[bl]^(FI)Massah in the wilderness,
⁹“When your fathers ^(FJ)put Me to the test,
They tested Me, though they had seen My work.
¹⁰For ^(FK)forty years I was disgusted with that generation,
And said they are a people who err in their heart,
And they do not know My ways.
¹¹Therefore I ^(FL)swore in My anger,
They certainly shall not enter My ^(FM)rest.”

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
Psalm 91:6 Or walks
Psalm 91:9 Or For You, O Lord, are my Refuge; You have made the Most High your dwelling place
Psalm 91:10 Or dwelling
Psalm 91:13 Or dragon
Psalm 91:15 Or distress
Psalm 91:16 Lit length of days
Psalm 91:16 Or cause him to feast his eyes on
Psalm 92:2 Lit nights
Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
Psalm 92:3 Lit Upon
Psalm 92:4 Lit Your working
Psalm 92:5 Or purposes
Psalm 92:10 Or become moist
Psalm 92:12 Lit sprout
Psalm 92:14 Or thrive in
Psalm 92:14 Lit fat and
Psalm 92:15 Or show forth
Psalm 93:1 Or has assumed kingship
Psalm 93:5 Lit for length of days
Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
Psalm 94:1 Or avenging acts
Psalm 94:1 Or has shone forth
Psalm 94:7 Heb Yah
Psalm 94:9 Or can
Psalm 94:9 Or can
Psalm 94:10 Or instructs
Psalm 94:11 Or For
Psalm 94:12 Heb Yah
Psalm 94:15 I.e., administration of justice
Psalm 94:15 Lit will return to righteousness
Psalm 94:15 Lit will be after it
Psalm 94:19 Or are many
Psalm 94:20 Or tribunal
Psalm 94:20 Or trouble, misfortune
Psalm 94:21 Or soul
Psalm 94:21 Lit innocent blood
Psalm 94:23 Or silence
Psalm 94:23 Or silence
Psalm 95:5 Lit Who has the sea
Psalm 95:7 Lit pasturing
Psalm 95:7 Or O that you would obey
Psalm 95:8 Or place of strife
Psalm 95:8 Or temptation