Psalms 90 - 92 — Legacy Standard Bible

BOOK 4

From Everlasting to Everlasting, You Are God

A Prayer of ¹Moses, the man of God.

Lord, You have been our ²^,^adwelling place from generation to generation.²Before ^athe mountains were born¹Or You ^bbrought forth the earth and the world,Even ^cfrom everlasting to everlasting, You are God.³You ^aturn man back into dustAnd say, “Return, O sons of men.”⁴For ^aa thousand years in Your sightAre like ^byesterday when it passes by,¹Or as a ^cwatch in the night.⁵You ^ahave ¹swept them away like a flood, they ²^,^bfall asleep;In the morning they are like ^cgrass which ³sprouts anew.⁶In the morning it ^ablossoms and ¹sprouts anew;Toward evening it ^bwithers away and ^cdries up.⁷For we have been ^aconsumed by Your angerAnd by Your wrath we have been ¹dismayed.⁸You have ^aset our iniquities before You,Our ^bsecret sins in the light of Your presence.⁹For ^aall our days have declined in Your fury;We have finished our years like a ¹sigh.¹⁰As for the days of our ¹life, ²they contain seventy years,Or if due to might, ^aeighty years,Yet their pride is but ^blabor and wickedness;For soon it is gone and we ^cfly away.¹¹Who knows the ^apower of Your angerAnd Your fury, according to the ^bfear ¹that is due You?¹²¹So ^ateach us to number our days,That we may ²^,^bpresent to You a heart of wisdom.¹³^aReturn, O Yahweh; ^bhow long will it be?And ¹be ^csorry for Your slaves.¹⁴O ^asatisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness,That we may ^bsing for joy and be glad all our days.¹⁵^aMake us glad ¹according to the days You have afflicted us,And the ^byears we have seen ²evil.¹⁶Let Your ^awork appear to Your slavesAnd Your ^bmajesty ¹to their sons.¹⁷Let the ^afavor of the Lord our God be upon us;And ^bestablish for us the work of our hands;Establish the work of our hands.

In the Shadow of the Almighty

91He who abides in the ^ashelter of the Most HighWill abide in the ^bshadow of the Almighty.²I will say to Yahweh, “My ^arefuge and my ^bfortress,My God, in whom I ^ctrust!”³For it is He who delivers you from the ^asnare of the trapperAnd from the destructive ^bpestilence.⁴He will ^acover you with His pinions,And ^bunder His wings you will take refuge;His ^ctruth is a ^dlarge shield and bulwark.⁵You ^awill not be afraid of ^bterror by night,Or ^carrow that flies by day;⁶Of ^apestilence that moves in darkness,Or of ^bdestruction that devastates at noon.⁷A thousand may fall at your sideAnd ten thousand at your right hand,But ^ait shall not approach you.⁸You will only look on with your eyesAnd ^asee the recompense of the wicked.⁹¹For you have made Yahweh—^amy refuge,The Most High—^byour dwelling place.¹⁰^aNo evil will befall you,And no plague will come near your ¹tent.¹¹For He will command ^aHis angels concerning you,To guard you in all your ways.¹²On their hands they will ^abear you up,Lest you strike your foot against a stone.¹³You will ^atread upon the fierce lion and cobra,The young lion and the ¹serpent you will trample down.¹⁴“^aBecause he has loved Me, therefore I will protect him;I will ^bset him securely on high, because he has ^cknown My name.¹⁵“He will ^acall upon Me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in his ¹distress;I will rescue him and ^bhonor him.¹⁶“With ¹a ^along life I will satisfy himAnd ^bI will show him My salvation.”

How Great Are Your Works, O Yahweh

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath day.

It is ^agood to give thanks to YahwehAnd to ^bsing praises to Your name, O Most High;²To ^adeclare Your lovingkindness in the morningAnd Your ^bfaithfulness ¹by night,³¹With the ^aten-stringed lute and with the ^bharp,²With resounding music ³upon the ^clyre.⁴For You, O Yahweh, have made me glad by ¹what You ^ahave done,I will ^bsing for joy at the ^cworks of Your hands.⁵How ^agreat are Your works, O Yahweh!Your ¹^,^bthoughts are very ^cdeep.⁶A ^asenseless man does not know,And a ^bfool does not understand this:⁷That when the wicked ^aflourished like grassAnd all ^bthe workers of iniquity blossomed,It was only that they might be ^cdestroyed forevermore.⁸But You are ^aon high forever, O Yahweh.⁹For, behold, Your enemies, O Yahweh,For, behold, ^aYour enemies will perish;All the workers of iniquity will be ^bscattered.¹⁰But You have raised up my ^ahorn like that of the wild ox;I have ¹been ^banointed with fresh oil.¹¹And my eye has ^alooked exultantly upon ¹my foes,My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.¹²The ^arighteous man will ¹flourish like the palm tree,He will grow like a ^bcedar in Lebanon.¹³^aPlanted in the house of Yahweh,They will flourish ^bin the courts of our God.¹⁴They will still ¹^,^ayield fruit in old age;They shall be ²rich and fresh,¹⁵To ¹declare that ^aYahweh is upright;He is my ^brock, and there is ^cno unrighteousness in Him.