God’s Word Translation
Psalms 90:17
17Let the kindness of the Lord our God be with us. Make us successful in everything we do. Yes, make us successful in everything we do.
Psalms 90:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let the beauty 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.
- New International Version (NIV)May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
- New King James Version (NKJV)And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.
Context of Psalms 90:17
15Make us rejoice for as many days as you have made us suffer, for as many years as we have experienced evil. 16Let ⌞us,⌟ your servants, see what you can do. Let our children see your glorious power. Let the kindness of the Lord our God be with us. Make us successful in everything we do. Yes, make us successful in everything we do.
Read all of Psalms 90Psalms 90:17 word by word
וִיהִ֤י׀ נֹ֤עַם אֲדֹנָ֥י אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עָ֫לֵ֥ינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָ֭דֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָ֥ה עָלֵ֑ינוּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דֵ֗ינוּ כּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 90:17
- Psalms 27:4I have asked one thing from the Lord. This I will seek: to remain in the Lord’s house all the days of my life in order to gaze at the Lord’s beauty and to search for an answer in his temple.
- Psalms 50:2God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.
- Psalms 80:3O God, restore us and smile on us so that we may be saved.
- Psalms 110:3Your people will volunteer when you call up your army. Your young people will come to you in holy splendor like dew in the early morning.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18As all of us reflect the Lord’s glory with faces that are not covered with veils, we are being changed into his image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- 1 John 3:2Dear friends, now we are God’s children. What we will be isn’t completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like him because we will see him as he is.
- Psalms 68:28Your God has decided you will be strong. Display your strength, O God, as you have for us before.
- Psalms 118:25We beg you, O Lord, save us! We beg you, O Lord, give us success!
- Job 22:28When you promise to do something, you will succeed, and light will shine on your path.
- Proverbs 16:3Entrust your efforts to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.
- Isaiah 26:12O Lord, you will establish peace for us, since you have done everything for us.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is important because ⌞only⌟ God makes it grow.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16God our Father loved us and by his kindness gave us everlasting encouragement and good hope. Together with our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, brothers and sisters, pray that we spread the Lord’s word rapidly and that it will be honored the way it was among you.
Commentaries on Psalms 90:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And let the beauty of the Lord - Let us have thy presence, blessing, and approbation, as our fathers had. Establish thou the work of our hands - This is supposed, we have already seen, to relate to their rebuilding the temple, which the surrounding heathens and Samaritans wished to hinder. We have begun, do not let them demolish our work; let the top-stone be brought on with shouting, Grace, grace unto it. Yea, the work of our hands - This repetition is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us - The word translated “beauty” - נעם nô‛am - means properly “pleasantness;” then, beauty, splendor; then grace or layout. The Septuagint renders it here, ́ lamprotēs “splendor;” and so the Latin Vulgate. The wish is clearly that all that there is, in the divine character, which is “beautiful,” which is suited to win the hearts of people to admiration, gratitude, and love - might be so manifested to them…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. 17Humans waste their efforts unless the Lord makes them successful (Psalm 44:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. let the beauty--or sum of His gracious acts, in their harmony, be illustrated in us, and favor our enterprise.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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