Psalms 89

1A prayer of Moses, a man of God. O Lord, You became a refuge to us in generation and generation;

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2Before the mountains were made, And before the earth and the world were formed, And from everlasting to everlasting, You are.

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3Do not let man be turned back to humiliation, And You said, "Return, you sons of men."

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4For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday, which passed, And like a watch in the night.

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5Years shall be objects of contempt to them; In the morning let man pass by like grass;

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6In the morning let him blossom, and pass by; In the evening let him fall off, be dried up and withered.

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7For we fainted in Your wrath, And in Your wrath we were troubled.

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8You set our transgressions before You, Our time in the light of Your face.

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9For all our days failed, And in Your wrath we fainted; Our years were spent in thought like a spider.

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10As for the days of our years, their span is seventy years, But if we stay strong, perhaps eighty; And most of them are labor and pain; For meekness came upon us, and we shall be chastened.

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11Who knows the power of Your wrath, And who knows Your anger because of Your fear?

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12So make known Your right hand to us, that we may number our days, And our heart may be bound with wisdom.

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13Return, O Lord; how long? And be entreated concerning Your servants.

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14We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, And in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad;

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15Gladden us in return for the days You humbled us, For the years we saw evil things.

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16And behold Your servants and Your works, And guide their sons;

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17And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, And prosper for us the works of our hands.

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