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- A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.
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- Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.
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- Thou turnest man to contrition;
and sayest: "Return, ye children of men."
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- For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
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- Thou carriest them away as with a flood;
they are as a sleep;
in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
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- In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
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- For we are consumed in Thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we hurried away.
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- Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.
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- For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath;
we bring our years to an end as a tale that is told.
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- The days of our years are threescore years and ten, or even by reason of strength fourscore years;
yet is their pride but travail and vanity;
for it is speedily gone, and we fly away.
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- Who knoweth the power of Thine anger, and Thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto Thee?
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- So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.
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- Return, O LORD;
how long?
And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.
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- O satisfy us in the morning with Thy mercy;
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
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- Make us glad according to the days wherein Thou hast afflicted us, according to the years wherein we have seen evil.
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- Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory upon their children.
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- And let the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us;
establish Thou also upon us the work of our hands;
yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it.
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