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  • 0. [A prayer of Moyses the man of God.]
  • 1. Lorde thou hast ben our habitation: from one generation to another generation.
  • 2. Before the moutaynes were brought foorth, or euer the earth & the worlde were made: thou art God both from euerlastyng, and also vntyll euerlastyng.
  • 3. Thou turnest man most miserable euen vnto dust: thou sayest also, O ye children of men returne you into dust.
  • 4. For a thousande yeres in thy syght are but as yestarday that is past: and as a watch in the nyght.
  • 5. Thou makest them to flowe away, they are a sleepe: they be in the morning as an hearbe that groweth.
  • 6. In the mornyng it florisheth and groweth vp: in the euenyng it is cut downe and wythered.
  • 7. For we be consumed through thy displeasure: and we are astonyed through thy wrathfull indignation.
  • 8. Thou hast set our misdeedes before thee: and our sinnes wherof we be not priuie, in the lyght of thy countenaunce.
  • 9. For all our dayes do passe in thine anger: we spende our yeres as [in speaking] a worde.
  • 10. The dayes of our yeres be in all threescore yeres and tenne, and yf through strength [of nature] men come to foure score yeres: yet is their iolitie but labour and care, yea moreouer it passeth in haste from vs, and we flee from it.
  • 11. Who regardeth the force of thy wrath? for euen there after as a man feareth thee, so [feeleth he] thy displeasure.
  • 12. Make vs to knowe so our dayes, that we number them: and we wyll frame a heart [vnto] wisdome.
  • 13. Turne agayne O God (what, for euer [wylt thou be angry?]) and be gratious vnto thy seruauntes.
  • 14. Replenishe vs early in the mornyng with thy mercie: and we wyll crye out for ioy, and be glad all the dayes of our lyfe.
  • 15. Make vs mery accordyng to the dayes that thou hast afflicted vs: and accordyng to the yeres wherin we haue suffred aduersitie.
  • 16. Let thy worke appeare in thy seruauntes: and thy glory in their children.
  • 17. And let the glorious maiestie of the Lorde our God be vpon vs: and prosper thou the worke of our handes vpon vs, O prosper thou our handy worke.