³ At your command we die
    and turn back to dust,
^4 (A) but a thousand years
    mean nothing to you!
They are merely a day gone by
    or a few hours in the night.

⁵ You bring our lives to an end
    just like a dream.
We are merely tender grass
⁶     that sprouts and grows
in the morning,
    but dries up by evening.

¹³ Help us, Lord! Don't wait!
    Pity your servants.
¹⁴ When morning comes,
let your love satisfy
    all our needs.
Then we can celebrate
and be glad for what time
    we have left.
¹⁵ Make us happy for as long
as you caused us trouble
    and sorrow.
¹⁶ Do wonderful things for us,
    your servants,
and show your mighty power
    to our children.
¹⁷ Our Lord and our God,
    treat us with kindness
and let all go well for us.
    Please let all go well!