Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 90

A Prayer of Moses the man of God.A Prayer…: or, A Prayer, being a Psalm of Moses.

1Lordאֲֽדֹנָ֗י'ado.NaiH136,thou hast been our dwelling placeמָע֣וֹןma.'onH4583in allבְּדֹ֣רbe.DorH1755generationsוָדֹֽר׃va.DorH1755.

2Before the mountainsהָ֘רִ֤יםha.RimH2022were brought forthיֻלָּ֗דוּyu.La.duH3205,or ever thou hadst formedוַתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלva.te.Cho.lelH2342the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and the worldוְתֵבֵ֑לve.te.VelH8398,even from everlastingוּֽמֵעוֹלָ֥םu.me.'o.LamH5769toעַד־'ad-H5704everlastingע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769, thou artGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

3Thou turnestתָּשֵׁ֣בta.ShevH7725manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582to destructionדַּכָּ֑אda.Ka'H1793;and sayestוַ֝תֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Returnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725,ye childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

4For a thousandאֶ֪לֶף'E.lefH505yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141in thy sightבְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869are butasכְּי֣וֹםke.YomH3117yesterdayאֶ֭תְמוֹל'Et.molH865when it is pastיַעֲבֹ֑רya.'a.VorH5674, and asa watchוְאַשְׁמוּרָ֥הve.'ash.mu.RahH821in the nightבַלָּֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.

5Thou carriest them away as with a floodזְ֭רַמְתָּםZe.ram.tomH2229; they are asa sleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142:in the morningבַּ֝בֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242they arelike grassכֶּחָצִ֥ירke.cha.TzirH2682whichgroweth upיַחֲלֹֽף׃ya.cha.LofH2498.

6In the morningבַּ֭בֹּקֶרBa.bo.kerH1242it flourishethיָצִ֣יץya.TzitzH6692,and groweth upוְחָלָ֑ףve.cha.LafH2498;in the eveningלָ֝עֶ֗רֶבla.'E.revH6153it is cut downיְמוֹלֵ֥לye.mo.LelH4135,and witherethוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001.

7For we are consumedכָלִ֥ינוּkha.Li.nuH3615by thine angerבְאַפֶּ֑ךָve.'a.Pe.khaH639,and by thy wrathוּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥u.va.cha.ma.te.KhaH2534are we troubledנִבְהָֽלְנוּ׃niv.Hal.nuH926.

8Thou hast setשַׁתָּ֣הsha.TahH7896our iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵ֣ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771before thee, our secretעֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּ'a.lu.Me.nuH5956sinsin the lightלִמְא֥וֹרlim.'orH3974of thy countenanceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440.

9For all our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117are passed awayפָּנ֣וּpa.NuH6437in thy wrathבְעֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָve.'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678:we spendכִּלִּ֖ינוּki.Li.nuH3615our yearsשָׁנֵ֣ינוּsha.Nei.nuH8141as a taleהֶֽגֶה׃He.gehH1899that is told.

10The daysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of our yearsשְׁנוֹתֵ֨ינוּshe.no.Tei.nuH8141arethreescoreH7657yearsשָׁנָ֡הsha.NahH8141and tenH7657;and if by reason of strengthבִּגְבוּרֹ֨ת׀big.vu.RotH1369they befourscoreשְׁמ֘וֹנִ֤יםshe.Mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141, yet istheir strengthוְ֭רָהְבָּםVe.ra.he.bomH7296labourעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוָאָ֑וֶןva.'A.venH205;for it is soonחִ֝֗ישׁChishH2440cut offגָ֥זgazH1468,and we fly awayוַנָּעֻֽפָה׃va.na.'U.fahH5774.

11Who knowethי֭וֹדֵעַYo.de.a'H3045the powerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797of thine angerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639?even according to thy fearוּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗u.khe.yir.'a.te.khaH3374, so isthy wrathעֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃'ev.ra.Te.khaH5678.

12So teachהוֹדַ֑עho.Da'H3045usto numberלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487our daysיָ֭מֵינוּYa.mei.nuH3117,that we may applyוְ֝נָבִ֗אve.na.Vi'H935ourheartsלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824unto wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.

13Returnשׁוּבָ֣הshu.VahH7725,O Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,how long? and let it repentוְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗םve.hi.na.ChemH5162thee concerning thy servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

14O satisfyשַׂבְּעֵ֣נוּsa.be.'E.nuH7646us earlyבַבֹּ֣קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242with thy mercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617;that we may rejoiceוּֽנְרַנְּנָ֥הu.ne.ra.ne.NahH7442and be gladוְ֝נִשְׂמְחָ֗הve.nis.me.ChahH8055all our daysיָמֵֽינוּ׃ya.Mei.nuH3117.

15Make us gladשַׂ֭מְּחֵנוּSam.che.nuH8055according to the daysכִּימ֣וֹתki.MotH3117whereinthou hast afflictedעִנִּיתָ֑נוּ'i.ni.Ta.nuH6031us, andthe yearsשְׁ֝נ֗וֹתShe.NotH8141whereinwe have seenרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

16Let thy workפָעֳלֶ֑ךָfo.'o.Le.khaH6467appearיֵרָאֶ֣הye.ra.'EhH7200unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and thy gloryוַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗va.ha.da.re.khaH1926unto their childrenבְּנֵיהֶֽם׃be.nei.HemH1121.

17And let the beautyנֹ֤עַםNo.'amH5278of YhwhH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430be upon us: and establishכּוֹנְנָ֥הko.NahH3559thou the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֭דֵינוּYa.dei.nuH3027upon us; yea, the workוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of our handsיָ֝דֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027establishכּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃ko.Ne.huH3559thou it.

A Prayer of Moses the man of God.A Prayer…: or, A Prayer, being a Psalm of Moses.

Commentaries on Psalms 90