ISV(i)
1 A prayer by Moses, the godly man
Life is Short Lord, you’ve been our refuge from generation to generation.
2 Before the mountains were formed or the earth and the world were brought forth, you are God from eternity to eternity.
3 You return people to dust merely by saying, “Return, you mortals!”
4 One thousand years in your sight are but a single day that passes by, just like a night watch.
5 You will sweep them away while they are asleep— by morning they are like growing grass.
6 In the morning it blossoms and is renewed, but toward evening, it fades and withers.
7 Indeed, we are consumed by your anger and terrified by your wrath.
8 You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence.
9 All our days pass away in your wrath; our years fade away and end like a sigh.
10 We live for 70 years, or 80 years if we’re healthy, yet even in the prime years there are troubles and sorrow. They pass by quickly and we fly away.
11 Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,
12 teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom.
13 Please return, LORD! When will it be? Comfort your servants.
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your gracious love so we may sing for joy and rejoice every day.
15 Cause us to rejoice throughout the time when you have afflicted us, the years when we have known trouble.
16 May your awesome deeds be revealed to your servants, as well as your splendor to their children.
17 May your favor be on us, Lord our God; make our endeavors successful; yes, make our endeavors secure!
91 1A Davidic Psalm
God is My Refuge The one who lives in the shelter of the Most High, who rests in the shadow of the Almighty,
2 will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge, my fortress, and my God in whom I trust!”
3 He will surely deliver you from the hunter’s snare and from the destructive plague.
4 With his feathers he will cover you, under his wings you will find safety. His truth is your shield and armor.
5 You need not fear terror that stalks in the night, the arrow that flies in the day,
6 plague that strikes in the darkness, or calamity that destroys at noon.
7 If a thousand fall at your side or ten thousand at your right hand, it will not overcome you.
8 Only observe it with your eyes, and you will see how the wicked are paid back.
9 “LORD, you are my refuge!” Because you chose the Most High as your dwelling place,
10 no evil will fall upon you, and no affliction will approach your tent,
11 for he will command his angels to protect you in all your ways.
12 With their hands they will lift you up so you will not trip over a stone.
13 You will stomp on lions and snakes; you will trample young lions and serpents.
14The LORD SpeaksBecause he has focused his love on me, I will deliver him. I will protect him because he knows my name.
15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him in his distress. I will deliver him, and I will honor him.
16 I will satisfy him with long life; I will show him my deliverance.
92 1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath Day
Praise and Thanksgiving to God It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praise to your name, Most High;
2 to proclaim your gracious love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
3 accompanied by a ten-stringed instrument and a lyre, and the contemplative sound of a harp.
4 Because you made me glad with your awesome deeds, LORD, I will sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are unfathomable.
6 A stupid man doesn’t know, and a fool can’t comprehend this:
7 Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.
8 But you are exalted forever, LORD.
9 Look at your enemies, LORD! Look at your enemies, for they are destroyed; everyone who practices iniquity will be scattered.
10 You’ve grown my strength like the horn of a wild ox; I was anointed with fresh oil.
11 My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear.
12 The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Planted in the LORD’s Temple, they will flourish in the courtyard of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit even in old age; they will be luxuriant and green.
15 They will proclaim: “The LORD is upright; my rock, in whom there is no injustice.”
93 1God Reigns The LORD reigns! He is clothed in majesty; the LORD is clothed, and he is girded with strength. Indeed, the world is well established, and cannot be shaken.
2 Your throne has been established since time immemorial; you are king from eternity.
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Praise and Thanksgiving to God
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