| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. | 1Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! |
| 2Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. | 2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. |
| 3You turn people back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, you mortals." | 3You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!” |
| 4A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. | 4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. |
| 5Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death-- they are like the new grass of the morning: | 5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. |
| 6In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered. | 6In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. |
| 7We are consumed by your anger and terrified by your indignation. | 7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. |
| 8You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. | 8You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. |
| 9All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. | 9We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. |
| 10Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. | 10Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away. |
| 11If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. | 11Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. |
| 12Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | 12Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. |
| 13Relent, LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. | 13O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! |
| 14Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. | 14Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. |
| 15Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. | 15Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. |
| 16May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. | 16Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. |
| 17May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us-- yes, establish the work of our hands. | 17And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! |
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