Psalms 90:15
Cause us to rejoice as many days as those wherein thou hast afflicted us, the years wherein we have seen unhappiness.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
16Let thy act be visible on thy servants, and thy majesty over their children.
Cross References
Psalms 30:5(30:6) For his anger is momentary, [but] life is in his favor: in the evening [cometh] weeping to stay for a night, but in the morning, there is joyful song.
Isaiah 12:1And thou shalt say on that day, “I will thank thee, O Lord, that thou wast angry with me: thy anger [now] is turned away, and thou comfortest me.
Isaiah 61:3To grant unto the mourners of Zion,—to give unto them ornament in the place of ashes, oil of gladness in the place of mourning, garments of praise in the place of a grieved spirit; that they may be called, Oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.
Jeremiah 31:12(31:11) And they shall come and sing on the height of Zion, and shall come together as a stream to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flocks and of the herds, and their soul shall be as a well-watered garden; and they shall not farther experience grief any more.
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 →