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<t><p class="indent1">In the morning<MH1242> they are like grass<MH2682> that <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>sprouts<MH2498> anew<MH2498>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>In the morning<MH1242> it flourishes<MH6692a> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>sprouts<MH2498> anew<MH2498>; <t><p class="indent1">Toward evening<MH6153> it wilts<MH4448c> and withers<MH3001> away. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For we have been consumed<MH3615> by Your anger<MH639>, <t><p class="indent1">And we have been terrified<MH926> by Your wrath<MH2534>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>You have placed<MH7896> our guilty<MH5771> deeds<MH5771> before<MH5048> You, <t><p class="indent1">Our hidden<MH5956> <i>sins</i> in the light<MH3974> of Your presence<MH6440>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>For all<MH3605> our days<MH3117> have dwindled<MH6437> away<MH6437> in Your fury<MH5678>; <t><p class="indent1">We have finished<MH3615> our years<MH8141> like<MH3644> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>sigh<MH1899>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As for the days<MH3117> of our <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>life<MH8141>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>they contain seventy<MH7657> years<MH8141>, <t><p class="indent1">Or if<MH518> due to strength<MH1369>, eighty<MH8084> years<MH8141>, <t><p class="indent1">Yet their pride<MH7296> is <i>only</i> trouble<MH5999> and tragedy<MH205>; <t><p class="indent1">For it quickly<MH2439> passes<MH1468>, and we disappear<MH5774a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Who<MH4310> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>understands<MH3045> the power<MH5797> of Your anger<MH639> <t><p class="indent1">And Your fury<MH5678>, according to the fear<MH3374> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>that is due You? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>So<MH3651> teach<MH3045> <i>us</i> to number<MH4487> our days<MH3117>, <t><p class="indent1">That we may <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>present<MH935> <i>to You</i> a heart<MH3824> of wisdom<MH2451>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Do return<MH7725>, LORD<MH3068>; how<MH4970> long<MH5704, 4970> <i>will it be?</i> <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>be<MH5162> sorry<MH5162> for Your servants<MH5650>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Satisfy<MH7646> us in the morning<MH1242> with Your graciousness<MH2617a>, <t><p class="indent1">That we may sing<MH7442> for<MH7442> joy<MH7442> and rejoice<MH8055> all<MH3605> our days<MH3117>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Make<MH8055> us glad<MH8055> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>according to the days<MH3117> You have afflicted<MH6031a> us, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> the years<MH8141> we have seen<MH7200> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>evil<MH7463a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Let Your work<MH6467> appear<MH7200> to Your servants<MH5650> <t><p class="indent1">And Your majesty<MH1926> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>to their children<MH1121>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/90-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>May the kindness<MH5278> of the Lord<MH136> our God<MH430> be upon us; <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>confirm<MH3559> for us the work<MH4639> of our hands<MH3027>; <t><p class="indent1">Yes, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>confirm<MH3559> the work<MH4639> of our hands<MH3027>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse"><FNC>PSALM 90<FNV>Title</span> Deut 33:1<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>hiding place;</i> some ancient mss <i>place of refuge</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>And</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>And</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>flooded</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>become asleep</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>passes away</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Or <i>passes away</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i>whisper</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>years</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>in them are</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>knows</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>of You</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>bring in</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>repent in regard to</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>as many days as</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>trouble</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>upon</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>give permanence to</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>give permanence to</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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