1  Lord, you have been our ^udwelling place¹

in all generations.

2  ^vBefore the ^wmountains were brought forth,

or ever you had formed the earth and the world,

^xfrom everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3  You return man to dust

and say, ^y“Return, ^zO children of man!”²

4  For ^aa thousand years in your sight

are but as ^byesterday when it is past,

or as ^ca watch in the night.

5  You ^dsweep them away as with a flood; they are like ^ea dream,

like ^fgrass that is renewed in the morning:

6  in ⁱthe morning it flourishes and is renewed;

in the evening it ^jfades and ^kwithers.

7  For we are brought to an end by your anger;

by your wrath we are dismayed.

8  You have ^lset our iniquities before you,

our ^msecret sins in the light of your presence.

9  For all our days pass away under your wrath;

we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

10  The years of our life are seventy,

or even by reason of strength eighty;

yet their span³ is but toil and trouble;

they are soon gone, and we fly away.

11  Who considers the power of your anger,

and your wrath according to the fear of you?

12  ⁿSo teach us to number our days

that we may get a heart of wisdom.

13  ^oReturn, O Lord! ^pHow long?

Have ^qpity on your servants!

14  Satisfy us in the ^smorning with your steadfast love,

that we may ^trejoice and be glad all our days.

15  Make us glad for as many days as you have ^uafflicted us,

and for as many years as we have seen evil.

16  Let your ^vwork be shown to your servants,

and your glorious power to their children.

17  Let the ^xfavor⁴ of the Lord our God be upon us,

and establish ^ythe work of our hands upon us;

yes, establish the work of our hands!

1  God is our ^crefuge and strength,

a very ^dpresent² help in ^etrouble.

2  Therefore we will not fear ^fthough the earth give way,

though the mountains be moved into ^gthe heart of the sea,

3  though ^hits waters roar and foam,

though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

4  There is ⁱa river whose streams make glad ^jthe city of God,

the holy ^khabitation of the Most High.

5  ^lGod is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;

God will help her when morning dawns.

6  ^mThe nations rage, the kingdoms totter;

he ⁿutters his voice, the earth ^omelts.

7  ^pThe Lord of hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

8  ^qCome, behold the works of the Lord,

how he has brought desolations on the earth.

9  ^rHe makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

he ^sbreaks the bow and shatters the spear;

^the burns the chariots with fire.

10  ^u“Be still, and know that I am God.

^vI will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!”

11  ^pThe Lord of hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah