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;
6 in the morning it glistens and sprouts up;at evening time it withers and dries up.
7 Yes, we are consumed by your anger;we are terrified by your wrath.
8 You are aware of our sins;you even know about our hidden sins.
9 Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury;the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.