| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. | 1Lord, you've been our refuge from generation to generation. |
| 2Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. | 2Before the mountains were formed or the earth and the world were brought forth, you are God from eternity to eternity. |
| 3You turn man to destruction, And say, “Return, O children of men.” | 3You return people to dust merely by saying, "Return, you mortals!" |
| 4For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it is past, And like a watch in the night. | 4One thousand years in your sight are but a single day that passes by, just like a night watch. |
| 5You carry them away like a flood; They are like a sleep. In the morning they are like grass which grows up: | 5You will sweep them away while they are asleep— by morning they are like growing grass. |
| 6In the morning it flourishes and grows up; In the evening it is cut down and withers. | 6In the morning it blossoms and is renewed, but toward evening, it fades and withers. |
| 7For we have been consumed by Your anger, And by Your wrath we are terrified. | 7Indeed, we are consumed by your anger and terrified by your wrath. |
| 8You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. | 8You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence. |
| 9For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh. | 9All our days pass away in your wrath; our years fade away and end like a sigh. |
| 10The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. | 10We live for 70 years, or 80 years if we're healthy, yet even in the prime years there are troubles and sorrow. They pass by quickly and we fly away. |
| 11Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath. | 11Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath, |
| 12So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. | 12teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom. |
| 13Return, O LORD! How long? And have compassion on Your servants. | 13Please return, LORD! When will it be? Comfort your servants. |
| 14Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days! | 14Satisfy us in the morning with your gracious love so we may sing for joy and rejoice every day. |
| 15Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have seen evil. | 15Cause us to rejoice throughout the time when you have afflicted us, the years when we have known trouble. |
| 16Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children. | 16May your awesome deeds be revealed to your servants, as well as your splendor to their children. |
| 17And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands. | 17May your favor be on us, Lord our God; make our endeavors successful; yes, make our endeavors secure! |
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