| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. | 1A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, You have been our refuge in every generation. |
| 2Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. | 2Before the mountains were born, before You gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, You are God. |
| 3You turn man back into dust And say, "Return, O children of men." | 3You return mankind to the dust, saying, "Return, descendants of Adam." |
| 4For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or as a watch in the night. | 4For in Your sight a thousand years are like yesterday that passes by, like a few hours of the night. |
| 5You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. | 5You end their lives; they sleep. They are like grass that grows in the morning-- |
| 6In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew; Toward evening it fades and withers away. | 6in the morning it sprouts and grows; by evening it withers and dries up. |
| 7For we have been consumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been dismayed. | 7For we are consumed by Your anger; we are terrified by Your wrath. |
| 8You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence. | 8You have set our unjust ways before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. |
| 9For all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a sigh. | 9For all our days ebb away under Your wrath; we end our years like a sigh. |
| 10As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we fly away. | 10Our lives last seventy years or, if we are strong, eighty years. Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow; indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away. |
| 11Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? | 11Who understands the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear that is due You. |
| 12So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | 12Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts. |
| 13Do return, O LORD; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your servants. | 13 LORD--how long? Turn and have compassion on Your servants. |
| 14O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. | 14Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days. |
| 15Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil. | 15Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us, for as many years as we have seen adversity. |
| 16Let Your work appear to Your servants And Your majesty to their children. | 16Let Your work be seen by Your servants, and Your splendor by their children. |
| 17Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands. | 17Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish for us the work of our hands-- establish the work of our hands! |
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