King James Version

What Does Psalms 90:16 Mean?

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

Context

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 the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
5-6. (Compare Psa 62:1, 2).

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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