Psalm 90:17 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.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
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
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 American Standard Bible
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish for us the work of our hands-- establish the work of our hands!

International Standard Version
May your favor be on us, Lord our God; make our endeavors successful; yes, make our endeavors secure!

American Standard Version
And let the favor 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible Translation
And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us: yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it.

Young's Literal Translation
And let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!

Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:7
So then neither is he that plants any thing, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase.

Psalm 27:4
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; 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.

Psalm 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way.

Isaiah 26:12
LORD, you will ordain peace for us: for you also have worked all our works in us.

Zechariah 11:7
And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took to me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

90:12-17 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 put gladness into our hearts, and a lustre upon our countenances. The work of our hands, establish thou it; and, in order to that, establish us in it. Instead of wasting our precious, fleeting days in pursuing fancies, which leave the possessors for ever poor, let us seek the forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance in heaven. Let us pray that the work of the Holy Spirit may appear in converting our hearts, and that the beauty of holiness may be seen in our conduct.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

17. let the beauty—or sum of His gracious acts, in their harmony, be illustrated in us, and favor our enterprise.