Psalm 90

A Dwelling place of safety thou
hast been to us, O Lord,
In all our wandrings in times past
a place of sure abode.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
the earths and worlds great frame,
Thou, God, from all eternity
for ever art the same.

Thou to destruction dost crush
weak man with grief and pain,
And to the sons of men thou say'st,
to dust return again.
Though life a thousand years could last,
it seemeth in thy sight
As yesterday, when it is past,
or as a watch by night.

Thou like a floud sweep'st them away,
and as asleep they be,
In morning as the grasse they are,
which soon we changed see.
In the morning it flourisheth,
and grows up fair and green,
But in the evening cut down,
and with'red it is seen.

By thy wrath in this wildernesse,
quickly consum'd are we,
And troubled by thine anger fierce,
and much affrighted be.
Thou all our foul iniquities
hast set before thine eyes,
And the light of thy countenance
our secret sins espies.

The Second Part.

For all our days do in thy wrath
come to a speedy end,
And as a tale that men do tell,
our days and years we spend.
Scarce threescore years and ten, the days
of our short life may bee,
And if by reason of their strength
men fourscore years do see;

Yet is the pride of all their strength
but pain and misery,
And that at length is soon cut down,
and we away do fly.
Who of the sons of men doth know
what pow'r thine anger hath?
To bring his heart to fear thee still
according to thy wrath.

Teach us the number of our days
wisely, O Lord, to weigh,
That unto wisdome then betimes
our hearts apply we may.
How long wilt thou in wrath proceed?
return, some favour show,
Of thy decree against thine own,
O Lord, repent thee now.

O satisfie us speedily,
Lord, with thy mercy free,
That all our days we all rejoice
may, and be glad in thee.
According to the days wherein
affliction we have had,
As years of evil we have seen
long time, now make us glad.

O let thy work of grace appear
now in thy servants sight,
And to their children after them
shew forth thy grace and might.
Lord, let thy beauty be on us,
and what we take in hand,
Our God establish, all our works
strengthen, that they may stand.