Psalm 90
Domine, refugium
The Book of Common Prayer (1979) · 17 verses
- 1
Lord, you have been our refuge *
from one generation to another. - 2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, *
from age to age you are God. - 3
You turn us back to the dust and say, *
"Go back, O child of earth." - 4
For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past *
and like a watch in the night. - 5
You sweep us away like a dream; *
we fade away suddenly like the grass. - 6
In the morning it is green and flourishes; *
in the evening it is dried up and withered. - 7
For we consume away in your displeasure; *
we are afraid because of your wrathful indignation. - 8
Our iniquities you have set before you, *
and our secret sins in the light of your countenance. - 9
When you are angry, all our days are gone; *
we bring our years to an end like a sigh. - 10
The span of our life is seventy years, perhaps in strength even eighty; *
yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow, for they pass away quickly and we are gone. - 11
Who regards the power of your wrath? *
who rightly fears your indignation? - 12
So teach us to number our days *
that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. - 13
Return, O LORD; how long will you tarry? *
be gracious to your servants. - 14
Satisfy us by your loving-kindness in the morning; *
so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. - 15
Make us glad by the measure of the days that you afflicted us *
and the years in which we suffered adversity. - 16
Show your servants your works *
and your splendor to their children. - 17
May the graciousness of the LORD our God be upon us; *
prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork.
The text of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer is in the public domain in the United States.