1. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!
2. Even before the mountains came into existence,or you brought the world into being,you were the eternal God.
3. You make mankind return to the dust,and say, “Return, O people!”
4. Yes, in your eyes a thousand yearsare like yesterday that quickly passes,or like one of the divisions of the nighttime.
5. You bring their lives to an end and they “fall asleep.”In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up;