Psalms 90

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 The Praise of a Canticle, of David. Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven.	1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our refuge through all generations.
2 He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him.	2 Before the mountains were born, the earth and the world brought forth, from eternity to eternity you are God.
3 For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word.	3 But humans you return to dust, saying, "Return, you mortals!"
4 He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings.	4 A thousand years in your eyes are merely a yesterday,
5 His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,	5 you have brought them to their end; They disappear like sleep at dawn; they are like grass that dies.
6 before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon.	6 It sprouts green in the morning; by evening it is dry and withered.
7 A thousand will fall before your side and ten thousand before your right hand. Yet it will not draw near you.	7 Truly we are consumed by your anger, filled with terror by your wrath.
8 So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes, and you will see the retribution of sinners.	8 You have kept our faults before you, our hidden sins exposed to your sight.
9 For you, O Lord, are my hope. You have set the Most High as your refuge.	9 Our life ebbs away under your wrath; our years end like a sigh.
10 Disaster will not draw near to you, and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.	10 Seventy is the sum of our years, or eighty, if we are strong; Most of them are sorrow and toil; they pass quickly, we are all but gone.
11 For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways.	11 Who comprehends your terrible anger? Your wrath matches the fear it inspires.
12 With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone.	12 Teach us to count our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.
13 You will walk over the asp and the king serpent, and you will trample the lion and the dragon.	13 Relent, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants!
14 Because he has hoped in me, I will free him. I will protect him because he has known my name.	14 Fill us at daybreak with your love, that all our days we may sing for joy.
15 He will cry out to me, and I will heed him. I am with him in tribulation. I will rescue him, and I will glorify him.	15 Make us glad as many days as you humbled us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 I will fill him with length of days. And I will reveal to him my salvation.	16 Show your deeds to your servants, your glory to their children.
	17 May the favor of the Lord our God be ours. Prosper the work of our hands! Prosper the work of our hands!