| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations. | 1A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations! |
| 2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. | 2Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God. |
| 3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” | 3You make mankind return to the dust, and say, "Return, O people!" |
| 4For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night. | 4Yes, in your eyes a thousand years are like yesterday that quickly passes, or like one of the divisions of the nighttime. |
| 5You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— | 5You bring their lives to an end and they "fall asleep." In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up; |
| 6in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers. | 6in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up. |
| 7For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. | 7Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath. |
| 8You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. | 8You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins. |
| 9For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. | 9Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh. |
| 10The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. | 10The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away. |
| 11Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due. | 11Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you. |
| 12So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom. | 12So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely. |
| 13Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants. | 13Turn back toward us, O LORD! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants! |
| 14Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. | 14Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love! Then we will shout for joy and be happy all our days! |
| 15Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil. | 15Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced trouble! |
| 16May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children. | 16May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty! |
| 17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands! | 17May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful! |
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