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A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations. |
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Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. |
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You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.” |
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For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night. |
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You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— |
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in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers. |
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For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. |
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You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. |
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For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. |
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The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. |
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Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due. |
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So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom. |
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Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants. |
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Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. |
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Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil. |
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May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children. |
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May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands! |
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