90Psalms 90

PSAL. XC. / 1 Moses setting foorth Gods prouidence, 3 complaineth, of humane fragility. 7 diuine chastisements, 10 and breuity of life. 12 He prayeth for the knowledge and sencible experience of Gods

1Lord, thou hast bene our dwelling place in all generations.Select Psalms 90:1

2Before the mountaines were broughtforth, or euer thou hadst formed the earth and the world: euen from euerlasting to euerlasting thou art God.Select Psalms 90:2

3Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men.Select Psalms 90:3

4For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night.Select Psalms 90:4

5Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp.Select Psalms 90:5

6In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth vp: in the euening it is cut downe, and withereth.Select Psalms 90:6

7For we are consumed by thine anger: and by thy wrath are we troubled.Select Psalms 90:7

8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee: our secret sinnes in the light of thy countenance.Select Psalms 90:8

9For all our dayes are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our yeeres as a tale that is told.Select Psalms 90:9

10The dayes of our yeres are threescore yeeres and ten, and if by reason of strength they be fourescore yeeres, yet is their strength labour and sorrow: for it is soone cut off, and we flie away.Select Psalms 90:10

11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? euen according to thy feare, so is thy wrath.Select Psalms 90:11

12So teach vs to number our daies: that wee may apply our hearts vnto wisedome.Select Psalms 90:12

13Returne (O Lord) how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy seruants.Select Psalms 90:13

14O satisfie vs early with thy mercie: that we may reioyce, and be glad all our dayes.Select Psalms 90:14

15Make vs glad according to the dayes wherein thou hast afflicted vs: and the yeeres wherein we haue seene euil.Select Psalms 90:15

16Let thy worke appeare vnto thy seruants: and thy glory vnto their children.Select Psalms 90:16

17And let the beautie of the Lord our God be vpon vs, and establish thou the worke of our hands vpon vs: yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.Select Psalms 90:17