1 [A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.] Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art *God.

3 Thou makest {mortal} man to return to dust, and sayest, Return, children of men.

4 For a thousand years, in thy sight, are as yesterday when it is past, and {as} a watch in the night.

5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are {as} a sleep: in the morning they are like grass {that} groweth up:

6 In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and withereth.

7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy fury are we troubled.

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret {sins} in the light of thy countenance.

9 For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a {passing} thought.

10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore years, yet their pride is labour and vanity, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee?

12 So teach {us} to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.

13 Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

14 Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

15 Make us glad according to the days {wherein} thou hast afflicted us, according to the years {wherein} we have seen evil.

16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons.

17 And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

1 He inoi na Mohi, na te tangata a te Atua. E te Ariki, ko koe to matou nohoanga i nga whakatupuranga katoa.

2 Kahore ano i whanau noa nga maunga, kahore i hanga e koe te whenua me te ao, ko koe te Atua no tua whakarere a ake tonu atu.

3 E whakahokia ana e koe te tangata kia mongamonga noa, a e mea ana, E hoki, e nga tama a te tangata.

4 Ki tau titiro hoki, he rite nga tau kotahi mano ki te ra onanahi, kua pahure atu nei, ki te mataaratanga hoki i te po.

5 Me te mea na te waipuke tau kahakinga i a ratou; he moe ratou: i te ata ano he tarutaru e tupu ana.

6 I te ata e tupu ana, e pihi ana: i te ahiahi kua kotia, kua maroke.

7 Kua hemo nei hoki matou i tou riri: ka ohorere hoki i tou aritatanga.

8 Kua maka e koe o matou kino ki tou aroaro, o matou mea huna ki te marama o tou mata.

9 Ka pau o matou ra katoa, me te riri ano koe: hemo ake o matou tau ano he korero e korerotia ana.

10 Ko nga ra o o matou tau e whitu tekau tau; a ki te whai kaha, ka waru tekau tau; heoi he mahi mauiui, he pouri to ratou kaha; ka hohoro hoki te hatepea atu, a ka rere atu matou.

11 Ko wai te matau ana ki te kaha o tou riri? Rite pu ki te wehi ki a koe tou riri.

12 Akona matou ki te tatau i o matou ra, kia anga ai te ngakau ki te whakaaro.

13 Hoki mai, e Ihowa, kia pehea ake te roa? A kia puta ke he whakaaro mou ki au pononga.

14 Kia na matou i te ata i tau mahi tohu: kia hari ai matou, kia koa ai, i o matou ra katoa.

15 Whakaharitia matou, kia rite ki nga ra i whakawhiua ai matou e koe, ki nga tau i kite ai matou i te kino.

16 Kia puta mai tau mahi ki au pononga, me tou kororia ki a ratou tamariki.

17 A hei runga i a matou te ataahua o Ihowa, o to matou Atua: whakapumautia ano ki a matou te mahi a o matou ringa, ae ra, te mahi a o matou ringa, whakapumautia e koe.