Psalm 90
1 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.
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Psalms
- The Book of David
The Book of Psalms which contains Psalm 90 is also referred to
as the Book of David. David reigned over Judah and Israel
was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel. King
David is credited with the authorship of many of the Psalms
and the collection is therefore often referred to as the
Book of David. |