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A Prayer of ^[a]Moses, the man of God.

Lord, You have been our ^[b](a)dwelling place in all generations.

Before ^(b)the mountains were born ^[c]Or You ^(c)gave birth to the earth and the world, Even ^(d)from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

You ^(e)turn man back into dust And say, "Return, O children of men."

For ^(f)a thousand years in Your sight Are like ^(g)yesterday when it passes by, ^[d]Or as a ^(h)watch in the night.

You ⁽ⁱ⁾have ^[e]swept them away like a flood, they ^[f](j)fall asleep; In the morning they are like ^(k)grass which ^[g]sprouts anew.

In the morning it ^(l)flourishes and ^[h]sprouts anew; Toward evening it ^(m)fades and ⁽ⁿ⁾withers away.

For we have been ^(o)consumed by Your anger And by Your wrath we have been ^[i]dismayed.

You have ^(p)placed our iniquities before You, Our ^(q)secret sins in the light of Your presence.

For ^(r)all our days have declined in Your fury; We have finished our years like a ^[j]sigh.

As for the days of our ^[k]life, ^[l]they contain seventy years, Or if due to strength, ^(s)eighty years, Yet their pride is but ^(t)labor and sorrow; For soon it is gone and we ^(u)fly away.

Who ^[m]understands the ^(v)power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the ^(w)fear ^[n]that is due You?

So ^(x)teach us to number our days, That we may ^[o](y)present to You a heart of wisdom.

Do ^(z)return, O Lord ; ^(aa)how long will it be? And ^[p]be ^(ab)sorry for Your servants.

O ^(ac)satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may ^(ad)sing for joy and be glad all our days.

^(ae)Make us glad ^[q]according to the days You have afflicted us, And the ^(af)years we have seen ^[r]evil.

Let Your ^(ag)work appear to Your servants And Your ^(ah)majesty ^[s]to their children.

Let the ^(ai)favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And ^[t](aj)confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, ^[u]confirm the work of our hands.