NET Bible
"Turn back toward us, O LORD! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!"
— Psalms 90:13, NET Bible
“Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.”
“Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants. ”
“Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!”
“Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.”
“Come back, O Lord; how long? let your purpose for your servants be changed.”
“Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.”
The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.
Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you.
So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.
Turn back toward us, O LORD! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!
Satisfy us in the morning with your loyal love! Then we will shout for joy and be happy all our days!
Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced trouble!
May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!