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From Everlasting to Everlasting

Psalm subtitle:A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Verse1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

Verse2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

Verse3You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

Verse4For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.

Verse5You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

Verse6in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.

Verse7For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.

Verse8You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Verse9For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.

Verse10The 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.

Verse11Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

Verse12So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

Verse13Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

Verse14Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Verse15Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Verse16May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

Verse17May 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!