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BOOK IV (Psalms 90-106)

A prayer by Moses, the godly man

Life is Short

90 Lord, you’ve been our refuge[a]
    from generation to generation.
Before the mountains were formed
    or the earth and the world were brought forth,
        you are God from eternity to eternity.

You return people to dust
    merely by[b] saying, “Return, you mortals!”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 90:1 Or our dwelling place
  2. Psalm 90:3 The Heb. lacks merely by

BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place(A)
    throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born(B)
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting(C) you are God.(D)

You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(E)

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