New King James Version
Psalms 90:17
17And 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!
Context of Psalms 90:17
15Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have seen evil. 16Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children. 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.
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 27:4One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
- Psalms 80:3Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
- Psalms 110:3Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
- Psalms 68:28Your God has commanded your strength; Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.
- Psalms 118:25Save now, I pray, O Lord; O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
- Job 22:28You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.
- Proverbs 16:3Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.
- Isaiah 26:12Lord, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with 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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