Psalms 90:13

Psalms 90:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
• New International Version (NIV)Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Return, O Lord! How long? And have compassion on Your servants.

Context of Psalms 90:13

11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? and thy wrath according to the fear of thee? 12So teach [us] to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart. Return, Jehovah: how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. 14Satisfy us early with thy loving-kindness; that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. 15Make us glad according to the days [wherein] thou hast afflicted us, according to the years [wherein] we have seen evil.

Psalms 90:13 word by word

שׁוּבָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה עַד־מָתָ֑י וְ֝הִנָּחֵ֗ם עַל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for Psalms 90:13

• Psalms 6:4Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake.
• Psalms 80:14O God of hosts, return, we beseech thee; look down from the heavens, and behold, and visit this vine;
• Jeremiah 12:15And it shall come to pass, after I have plucked them up, I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land.
• Joel 2:13and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
• Zechariah 1:16Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and the line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
• Psalms 89:46How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?
• Psalms 106:45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses;
• Psalms 135:14For Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants.
• Exodus 32:14And Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to his people.
• Deuteronomy 32:36For Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left.
• Hosea 11:8How shall I give thee over, Ephraim? [how] shall I deliver thee up, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboim? My heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
• Amos 7:3Jehovah repented for this: It shall not be, said Jehovah.
• Jonah 3:9Who knoweth but that God will turn and repent, and will turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

Commentaries on Psalms 90:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Return, O Lord, how long? - Wilt thou continue angry with us for ever? Let it repent thee - הנחם hinnachem, be comforted, rejoice over them to do them good. Be glorified rather in our salvation than in our destruction.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Return, O Lord - Come back to thy people; show mercy by sparing them. It would seem probable from this that the psalm was composed in a time of pestilence, or raging sickness, which threatened to sweep all the people away - a supposition by no means improbable, as such times occurred in the days of Moses, and in the rebellions of the people when he was leading them to the promised land. How long? - How long shall this continue? How long shall thy wrath…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. 13The phrase Your servants refers to the community of those loyal to the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Compare Psa 13:2). let it repent--a strong figure, as in Ex 32:12, imploring a change in His dealings.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