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Book IV

God’s eternity and man’s transitoriness.

A Prayer of Moses the man of God.

90 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place
In all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever thou [a]hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Thou turnest man to [b]destruction,
And sayest, Return, ye children of men.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 90:2 Hebrew gavest birth to.
  2. Psalm 90:3 Or, dust. Hebrew crushing.

BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place(A)
    throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born(B)
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting(C) you are God.(D)

You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(E)

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