I thought about the days of old, about ancient times. ¹ 

May his days be few! ¹  May another take his job! ² 

My days are coming to an end, ¹  and I am withered like grass.

People ¹  are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears. ² 

He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; ¹  he has cut short my days.

For my days go up in smoke, ¹  and my bones are charred like a fireplace. ² 

I recall the old days; ¹  I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. ² 

During his days the godly will flourish; ¹  peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky. ² 

Yes, ¹  throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; ²  the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh. ³ 

May the Lord bless you ¹  from Zion, that you might see ²  Jerusalem ³  prosper all the days of your life,

Surely your goodness and faithfulness ¹  will pursue ²  me all my days, ³  and I will live in ⁴  the Lord’s house ⁵  for the rest of my life. ⁶ 

Satisfy us in the morning ¹  with your loyal love! Then we will shout for joy and be happy ²  all our days!

Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced ¹  trouble!

For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. ²  O God, we have clearly heard; ³  our ancestors ⁴  have told us what you did ⁵  in their days, in ancient times. ⁶ 

Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. ¹  All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence. ² 

Look, you make my days short-lived, ¹  and my life span is nothing from your perspective. ²  Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor. ³ 

The days of our lives add up to seventy years, ¹  or eighty, if one is especially strong. ²  But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. ³  Yes, ⁴  they pass quickly ⁵  and we fly away. ⁶ 

I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live ¹  in the Lord’s house ²  all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor ³  of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.

The Lord watches over the innocent day by day ¹  and they possess a permanent inheritance. ² 

So he caused them to die unsatisfied ¹  and filled with terror. ²