Psalms 90:16

Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

In Context

15We have rejoiced for the days in which thou hast humbled us: for the years in which we have seen evils.

17And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and direct thou the works of our hands over us; yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:15May hear that thou hast killed so great a multitude as it were one man and may say:

Deuteronomy 1:39But Josue the son of Nun, thy minister, he shall go in for thee: exhort and encourage him, and he shall divide the land by lot to Israel.

Joshua 4:22You shall teach them and say: Israel passed over this Jordan through the dry channel.

Psalms 44:1Unto the end, for the sons of Core, to give understanding.

Psalms 92:4Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the psaltery: with a canticle upon the harp.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 90:13-17

Prayers for Mercy. 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 13 Return, O Lord , how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. 14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. 17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou… Read the whole commentary →

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