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1 Lord, through all the generations you have been our home!
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Lord, you have been our help, generation after generation.
2 Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God.
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Before the mountains were born, before you birthed the earth and the inhabited world— from forever in the past to forever in the future, you are God.
3 You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!”
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You return people to dust, saying, "Go back, humans,"
4 For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours.
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because in your perspective a thousand years are like yesterday past, like a short period during the night watch.
5 You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning.
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You sweep humans away like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning.
6 In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered.
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True, in the morning it thrives, renewed, but come evening it withers, all dried up.
7 We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury.
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Yes, we are wasting away because of your wrath; we are paralyzed with fear on account of your rage.
8 You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all.
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You put our sins right in front of you, set our hidden faults in the light from your face.
9 We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan.
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Yes, all our days slip away because of your fury; we finish up our years with a whimper.
10 Seventy 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.
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We live at best to be seventy years old, maybe eighty, if we're strong. But their duration brings hard work and trouble because they go by so quickly. And then we fly off.
11 Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.
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Who can comprehend the power of your anger? The honor that is due you corresponds to your wrath.
12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
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Teach us to number our days so we can have a wise heart.
13 O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants!
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Come back to us, LORD! Please, quick! Have some compassion for your servants!
14 Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.
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Fill us full every morning with your faithful love so we can rejoice and celebrate our whole life long.
15 Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good.
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Make us happy for the same amount of time that you afflicted us— for the same number of years that we saw only trouble.
16 Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory.
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Let your acts be seen by your servants; let your glory be seen by their children.
17 And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!
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Let the kindness of the Lord our God be over us. Make the work of our hands last. Make the work of our hands last!
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