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¹ Lord, you have been our home
    since the beginning.
² Before the mountains were born
    and before you created the earth and the world,
you are God.
    You have always been, and you will always be.

³ You turn people back into dust.
    You say, "Go back into dust, human beings."
⁴ To you, a thousand years
    is like the passing of a day,
    or like a few hours in the night.
⁵ While people sleep, you take their lives.
    They are like grass that grows up in the morning.
⁶ In the morning they are fresh and new,
    but by evening they dry up and die.

⁷ We are destroyed by your anger;
    we are terrified by your hot anger.
⁸ You have put the evil we have done right in front of you;
    you clearly see our secret sins.
⁹ All our days pass while you are angry.
    Our years end with a moan.
¹⁰ Our lifetime is seventy years
    or, if we are strong, eighty years.
But the years are full of hard work and pain.
    They pass quickly, and then we are gone.

¹¹ Who knows the full power of your anger?
    Your anger is as great as our fear of you should be.
¹² Teach us how short our lives really are
    so that we may be wise.

¹³ Lord, how long before you return
    and show kindness to your servants?
¹⁴ Fill us with your love every morning.
    Then we will sing and rejoice all our lives.
¹⁵ We have seen years of trouble.
    Now give us as much joy as you gave us sorrow.
¹⁶ Show your servants the wonderful things you do;
    show your greatness to their children.
¹⁷ Lord our God, treat us well.
    Give us success in what we do;
    yes, give us success in what we do.