Psalms 90:17

And 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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.

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Cross References

Job 22:28Thou shalt decree a thing, and it I shall come to thee, and light shall shine in thy ways.

Psalms 50:2out of Sion the loveliness of his beauty.

Psalms 80:3before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.

Psalms 110:3With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot thee.

Proverbs 16:3Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed.

1 Corinthians 3:7Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

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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