A Thousand Years Are Like
A Day
Lord, from the very beginning you have been like a home to us.
Before you created the world and the mountains were made, from the beginning to
the end you are God.
You turn human beings back to dust. You say to them, "Return to
dust."
To you a thousand years are like a day that has just gone by. They are like a
few hours of the night.
You sweep people away, and they die. They are like new grass that grows in the
morning.
In the morning it springs up new, but by evening it's all dried up.
Your anger destroys us. Your burning anger terrifies us.
You have put our sins right in front of you. You have placed our
secret sins where you can see them clearly.
You have been angry with us all of our days. We groan as we come to the end of
our lives.
We live to be about 70. Or we may live to be 80, if we stay healthy. But all
that time is filled with trouble and sorrow. The years quickly pass, and we are
gone.
Who knows how powerful your anger is? It's as great as the respect we should
have for you.
Teach us to realize how short our lives are. Then our hearts will become
wise.
Lord, please stop punishing us! How long will you keep it up? Be kind to
us.
Satisfy us with your faithful love every morning. Then we can sing with joy and
be glad all of our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have made us suffer. Give us joy for as
many years as we've had trouble.
Show us your mighty acts. Let our children see your glorious power.
May the Lord our God show us his favor. Lord, make what we do succeed. Please
make what we do succeed.
Psalm 90:1-17
Moses was a man of God. And he knew his place. He knew that God
was everlasting, but humans don’t last that long, and if they do live longer,
they deal with everyday hurts and pains. But no matter how long we live, Moses
knew He had a role each and every day of his own life, and that was to glorify
God.
Moses was not in the least discouraged. He wanted God to display
His mighty acts. Moses had seen it all. He had seen the parting of the
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