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[Prayer Of Moses, man of God] Lord, you have been our refuge from age to age.
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Before the mountains were born, before the earth and the world came to birth, from eternity to eternity you are God.
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You bring human beings to the dust, by saying, 'Return, children of Adam.'
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A thousand years are to you like a yesterday which has passed, like a watch of the night.
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You flood them with sleep -- in the morning they will be like growing grass:
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in the morning it is blossoming and growing, by evening it is withered and dry.
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For we have been destroyed by your wrath, dismayed by your anger.
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You have taken note of our guilty deeds, our secrets in the full light of your presence.
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All our days pass under your wrath, our lives are over like a sigh.
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The span of our life is seventy years -- eighty for those who are strong -- but their whole extent is anxiety and trouble, they are over in a moment and we are gone.
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Who feels the power of your anger, or who that fears you, your wrath?
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Teach us to count up the days that are ours, and we shall come to the heart of wisdom.
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Come back, Yahweh! How long must we wait? Take pity on your servants.
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Each morning fill us with your faithful love, we shall sing and be happy all our days;
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let our joy be as long as the time that you afflicted us, the years when we experienced disaster.
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Show your servants the deeds you do, let their children enjoy your splendour!
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May the sweetness of the Lord be upon us, to confirm the work we have done!
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