| New Living Translation | International Standard Version |
| 1Lord, through all the generations you have been our home! | 1Lord, you've been our refuge from generation to generation. |
| 2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. | 2Before the mountains were formed or the earth and the world were brought forth, you are God from eternity to eternity. |
| 3You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals!” | 3You return people to dust merely by saying, "Return, you mortals!" |
| 4For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours. | 4One thousand years in your sight are but a single day that passes by, just like a night watch. |
| 5You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. | 5You will sweep them away while they are asleep— by morning they are like growing grass. |
| 6In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered. | 6In the morning it blossoms and is renewed, but toward evening, it fades and withers. |
| 7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. | 7Indeed, we are consumed by your anger and terrified by your wrath. |
| 8You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. | 8You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence. |
| 9We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. | 9All our days pass away in your wrath; our years fade away and end like a sigh. |
| 10Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away. | 10We live for 70 years, or 80 years if we're healthy, yet even in the prime years there are troubles and sorrow. They pass by quickly and we fly away. |
| 11Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve. | 11Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath, |
| 12Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. | 12teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom. |
| 13O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! | 13Please return, LORD! When will it be? Comfort your servants. |
| 14Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. | 14Satisfy us in the morning with your gracious love so we may sing for joy and rejoice every day. |
| 15Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. | 15Cause us to rejoice throughout the time when you have afflicted us, the years when we have known trouble. |
| 16Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. | 16May your awesome deeds be revealed to your servants, as well as your splendor to their children. |
| 17And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! | 17May your favor be on us, Lord our God; make our endeavors successful; yes, make our endeavors secure! |
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