The Psalms of David in meeter: newly translated, and diligently compared with the originall text, and former translations, more plaine, smooth, and agreeable to the text, then any heretofore. ; Allowed by the authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in congregations and families.

PSAL. XC. A prayer of Moses, the man of God. (Book 90)

LOrd, thou hast been our dwelling place in generations all. Before thou ever hadst, brought forthLine 2 the mountains great or small.

Ere ever thou hadst form'd the earth, and all the world abroad, Ev'n thou, from everlasting art to everlasting, God.

Thou dost unto destructionLine 3 man that is mortall turn: And unto them thou say'st, again ye sons of men return. Because a thousand years appearLine 4 no more before thy sight Then yesterday, when it is past, or then a watch by night.

As with an overflowing floudLine 5 thou carriest them away: They like a sleep are, like the grasse that grows at morn are they. At morn it flourishes and growes,Line 6 cut down at ev'n doth fade: For by thine anger we consume,Line 7 thy wrath makes us afraid.

Our sins thou and iniquitiesLine 8 dost in thy presence place, And setst our secret faults before the brightnesse of thy face. For in thine anger all our dayesLine 9 do passe on, to an end; And, as a tale that hath been told, so we our years do spend.

Threescore and ten years do summe upLine 10 our dayes and years we see: Or if by reason of more strength,

in some fourscore they be; Yet doth the strength of such old men but grief and labour prove; For it is soon cut off, and we fly hence, and soon remove.

Who knowes the power of thy wrath?Line 11 according to thy fear So is thy wrath. Lord teach thou usLine 12 our end in minde to bear: And so to count our dayes, that we our hearts may still apply To learn thy wisdom and thy truth, that we may live thereby.

Turn yet again to us, O Lord;Line 13 how long thus shall it be? Let it repent thee now, for those that servants are to thee. O with thy tender mercies, Lord,Line 14 us early satisfie; So we rejoyce shall all our dayes, and still be glad in thee.

According as the dayes have beenLine 15 wherein we grief have had, And years wherein we ill have seen, so do thou make us glad. O let thy work and pow'r appearLine 16 thy servants face before; And show unto their children dear thy glory evermore.

And let the beauty of the LordLine 17 our God be us upon:

Our handie-works establish thou, establish them each one.