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

14Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory upon their children. 17And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Psalms 90:16 word by word

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

• workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• appearרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for Psalms 90:16

• Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.
• Numbers 14:15Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
• Habakkuk 3:2O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
• Numbers 14:30surely ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
• Deuteronomy 1:29Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
• Joshua 4:22then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
• Joshua 23:14And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which Jehovah your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, not one thing hath failed thereof.

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