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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.

He who dwells in the ^(a)shelter of the Most High Will abide in the ^(b)shadow of the Almighty.

I will say to the Lord , "My ^(c)refuge and my ^(d)fortress, My God, in whom I ^(e)trust!"

For it is He who delivers you from the ^(f)snare of the trapper And from the deadly ^(g)pestilence.

He will ^(h)cover you with His pinions, And ⁽ⁱ⁾under His wings you may seek refuge; His ^(j)faithfulness is a ^(k)shield and bulwark.

You ^(l)will not be afraid of the ^(m)terror by night, Or of the ⁽ⁿ⁾arrow that flies by day;

Of the ^(o)pestilence that ^[a]stalks in darkness, Or of the ^(p)destruction that lays waste at noon.

A thousand may fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, But ^(q)it shall not approach you.

You will only look on with your eyes And ^(r)see the recompense of the wicked.

^[b]For you have made the Lord , ^(s)my refuge, Even the Most High, ^(t)your dwelling place.

^(u)No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your ^[c]tent.

For He will give ^(v)His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.

They will ^(w)bear you up in their hands, That you do not strike your foot against a stone.

You will ^(x)tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the ^[d]serpent you will trample down.

"^(y)Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will ^(z)set him securely on high, because he has ^(aa)known My name.

"He will ^(ab)call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in ^[e]trouble; I will rescue him and ^(ac)honor him.

"With ^[f]a ^(ad)long life I will satisfy him And ^[g](ae)let him see My salvation."