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“1 ¶ <<A Prayer of Moses the man of God.>> Lord, thou hast been our
dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought
forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from
everlasting to everlasting, thou [art] God. 3 Thou turnest man to
destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. 4 For a thousand
years in thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a
watch in the night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are
[as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up. 6
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut
down, and withereth.”
“7 ¶ For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we
troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret [sins]
in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in
thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale [that is told]. 10 The days of
our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength
[they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow;
for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 Who knoweth the power of
thine anger? even according to thy fear, [so is] thy wrath.”
“12 ¶ So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts
unto wisdom. 13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee
concerning thy servants. 14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we
may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad according to the
days [wherein] thou hast afflicted us, [and] the years [wherein] we have
seen evil. 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto
their children. 17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us:
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our
hands establish thou it.” (Psalms 90:1-17 AV)
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