Psalms 90:16

Psalms 90:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
• New International Version (NIV)May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children.

Context of Psalms 90:16

14O satisfy us with Your lovingkindness in the morning [now, before we grow older], That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15Make us glad in proportion to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have suffered evil. Let Your work [the signs of Your power] be revealed to Your servants And Your [glorious] majesty to their children. 17And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us; Confirm for us the work of our hands— Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

Psalms 90:16 word by word

יֵרָאֶ֣ה אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ פָעֳלֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗ עַל־בְּנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let thy workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• appearרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• unto thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and thy gloryהָדָרhâdâr · gloryH1926
• unto their childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Psalms 90:16

• Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us The work You did in their days, In the days of old.
• Numbers 14:15Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations (Gentiles) that have heard of Your fame will say,
• Habakkuk 3:2O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.
• Numbers 14:30Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, not one of you shall enter the land in which I swore [an oath] to settle you.
• Deuteronomy 1:29Then I said to you, ‘Do not be shocked, nor fear them.
• Joshua 4:22then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel crossed this Jordan on dry ground.’
• Joshua 23:14“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God has promised concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.

Commentaries on Psalms 90:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Let thy work appear unto thy servants - That thou art working for us we know; but O, let thy work appear! Let us now see, in our deliverance, that thy thoughts towards us were mercy and love. And thy Glory - Thy pure worship be established among our children for ever.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Let thy work appear unto thy servants - That is, thy gracious work of interposition. Let us see thy power displayed in removing these calamities, and in restoring to us the days of health and prosperity. And thy glory unto their children - The manifestation of thy character; the display of thy goodness, of thy power, and thy grace. Let this spreading and wasting evil be checked and removed, so that our children may live, and may have occasion to celebrate…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 Those who would learn true wisdom, must pray for Divine instruction, must beg to be taught by the Holy Spirit; and for comfort and joy in the returns of God's favour. They pray for the mercy of God, for they pretend not to plead any merit of their own. His favour would be a full fountain of future joys. It would be a sufficient balance to former griefs. Let the grace of God in us produce the light of good works. And let Divine consolations…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The children represent future generations in contrast to the generations past (Psalm 90:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. thy work--or, providential acts. thy glory--(Psa 8:5; 45:3), the honor accruing from Thy work of mercy to us.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 90

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings