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Psalms 90:16
16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons.
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
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. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy majesty unto their sons. 17And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.
Read all of Psalms 90Psalms 90:16 word by word
יֵרָאֶ֣ה אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ פָעֳלֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗ עַל־בְּנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 90:16
- Psalms 44:1O God, with our ears have we heard, our fathers have told us, the work thou wroughtest in their days, in the days of old:
- Numbers 14:15if thou now slayest this people as one man, then the nations that have heard thy fame will speak, saying,
- Habakkuk 3:2Jehovah, I heard the report of thee, [and] I feared. Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make [it] known: In wrath remember mercy!
- Numbers 14:30shall in no wise come into the land, concerning which I have lifted up my hand to make you dwell in it; save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
- Deuteronomy 1:29And I said unto you, Be not afraid, neither fear them;
- Joshua 4:22then ye shall let your children know, saying, On dry land did Israel come over this Jordan;
- Joshua 23:14And behold, I am going this day the way of all the earth; and ye know in all your heart, and in all your soul, that not one thing hath failed of all the good words that Jehovah your God hath spoken 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
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