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1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
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Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
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Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
3 You turn us back to dust, and say, "Turn back, you mortals."
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You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
4 For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night.
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A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
5 You sweep them away; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning;
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Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death— they are like the new grass of the morning:
6 in the morning it flourishes and is renewed; in the evening it fades and withers.
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In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it is dry and withered.
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