2 Before the mountains were born,before You gave birth to the earth and the world,from eternity to eternity, You are God.
3 You return mankind to the dust,saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
4 For in Your sight a thousand yearsare like yesterday that passes by,like a few hours of the night.
5 You end their lives; they sleep. They are like grass that grows in the morning —
6 in the morning it sprouts and grows;by evening it withers and dries up.
7 For we are consumed by Your anger;we are terrified by Your wrath.
8 You have set our unjust ways before You,our secret sins in the light of Your presence.