Psalms 89:16

Look down upon your servants and upon their works, and direct their sons.

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In The King James Version

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

In Context

15We have been rejoicing, because of the days in which you humbled us, because of the years in which we saw evils.

17And may the splendor of the Lord our God be upon us. And so, direct the works of our hands over us; direct even the work of our hands.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:8You shall also number for yourselves seven weeks of years, that is, seven times seven, which together makes forty-nine years.

Psalms 29:5Sing a psalm to the Lord, you his saints, and confess with remembrance of his holiness.

Psalms 33:21The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

Psalms 44:8You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness.

Psalms 89:12be numbered? So make known your right hand, along with men learned in heart, in wisdom.

Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, let us approach and walk in the light of the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:16-19

The Blessedness of Israel Declared. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord , in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. The psalmist, having largely shown the blessedness of the God of Israel, here shows the blessedness of the Israel… Read the whole commentary →

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