90 1 Moses in his prayer setteth before us the eternal favor of God toward his, 3 who are neither admonished by the brevity of their life,  7 nor by his plagues to be thankful, 12 therefore Moses prayeth God to turn their hearts, and continue his mercies toward them and their posterity forever.

A prayer of Moses, [a]the man of God.

Lord, thou hast been our [b]habitation from generation to generation.

Before the [c]mountains were made, and before thou hadst formed the earth, and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting thou art our God.

Thou [d]turnest man to destruction: again thou sayest, Return ye sons of Adam.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 90:1 Thus the Scripture useth to call the Prophets.
  2. Psalm 90:1 Thou hast been as an house and defense unto us in all our troubles and travels now this four hundred years.
  3. Psalm 90:2 Thou hast chosen us to be thy people before the foundations of the world were laid.
  4. Psalm 90:3 Moses by lamenting the frailty and shortness of man’s life moveth God to pity.

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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