¹ Lord, The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

¹Ishe, makanga muri ugaro bwedu Pamarudzi namarudzi.

²Before the mountains were brought forth, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

²Makomo asati azvarwa, Musati matongosika nyika nevhu, Kubva pakusingaperi kusvikira pakusingaperi imwi muri Mwari.

³You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

³Munodzosera munhu kuguruva; Muchiti, Dzokai vana vavanhu.

⁴For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.

⁴nekuti kwamuri makore ane chiuru Akangofanana nezuva razuro kana rapfuura, Senguva yokurinda yousiku.

⁵You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.

⁵Munovakukura semvura zhinji; vava sehope; Mangwanani vakaita souswa hunotunga.

⁶In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

⁶Mangwanani hunotumbuka, hunomera; Madekwana hunodzurwa, ndokusvava.

⁷For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.

⁷nekuti tinopedzwa nokutsamwa kwenyu, Tinotambudzika nehasha dzenyu.

⁸You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

⁸Makaisa zvakaipa zvedu pamberi penyu, Zvivi zvedu zvakavanzika pachiedza chechiso chenyu.

⁹For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

⁹Nekuti mazuva edu ose anopfuura makatsamwa; Makore edu anopera sebefu.

¹⁰The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.

¹⁰Mazuva amakore edu anosvika makore makumi manomwe, Kana tine simba makore makumi masere; Asi kunyange achikudzwa ndiko kutambudzika nenhamo chete. nekuti gare-gare aenda, nesu tabhururuka taenda.

¹¹Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

¹¹Ndianiko anoziva simba rokutsamwa kwenyu, Nehasha dzenyu, kuti mutyiwe zvakafanira here?

¹²So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

¹²Tidzidzisei kunatsoverenga mazuva edu, Kuti tizviwanire moyo wakachenjera.

¹³Relent, Yahweh! “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. How long? Have compassion on your servants!

¹³Dzokai Jehovha; kusvikira rinhiko? nzwirai tsitsi varanda venyu.

¹⁴Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

¹⁴Tigutsei mangwanani netsitsi dzenyu; Kuti tifarise, tive nomufaro mazuva edu ose.

¹⁵Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

¹⁵Tifadzei zvinoenzana namazuva amakatitambudza, Namakore atakaona zvakaipa.

¹⁶Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children.

¹⁶Zvamakaita ngazvionekwe navaranda venyu, Nokubwinya kwenyu pamusoro pavana vavo.

¹⁷Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.

¹⁷Kunaka kwaJehovha Mwari wedu ngakuve pamusoro pedu; Mutisimbisire basa ramaoko edu; Zvirokwazvo, basa ramaoko edu murisimbise.