A Prayer
of Moses
the man
of God.
Lord,
thou hast been our dwelling place
in all
generations.
Before the mountains
were brought forth,
or ever thou hadst formed
the earth
and the world,
even from everlasting
to
everlasting,
thou art God.
Thou turnest
man
to destruction;
and sayest,
Return,
ye children
of men.
say
For a thousand
years
in thy sight
are but as
yesterday
when it is past,
and as a watch
in the night.
Thou carriest them away as with a flood;
they are as a sleep:
in the morning
they are like grass
which groweth up.
In the morning
it flourisheth,
and groweth up;
in the evening
it is cut down,
and withereth.
For we are consumed
by thine anger,
and by thy wrath
are we troubled.
Thou hast set
our iniquities
before thee, our secret
sins in the light
of thy countenance.
For all our days
are passed away
in thy wrath:
we spend
our years
as a tale
that is told.
The days
of our years
are threescore
years
and ten;
and if by reason of strength
they be fourscore
years,
yet is their strength
labour
and sorrow;
for it is soon
cut off,
and we fly away.
power
δυναστείαις
dynasteiais
Who knoweth
the power
of thine anger?
even according to thy fear,
so is thy wrath.
So teach
us to number
our days,
that we may apply
our hearts
unto wisdom.
Return,
O LORD,
how long? and let it repent
thee concerning thy servants.
O satisfy
us early
with thy mercy;
that we may rejoice
and be glad
all our days.
Make us glad
according to the days
wherein thou hast afflicted
us, and the years
wherein we have seen
evil.
Let thy work
appear
unto thy servants,
and thy glory
unto their children.
And let the beauty
of the LORD
our God
be upon us: and establish
thou the work
of our hands
upon us; yea, the work
of our hands
establish
thou it.
