Psalms 90:13

90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. apply: Heb. cause to come

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

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Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent you concerning your servants.

90:14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

What does Psalms 90:13 mean?

Psalms 90:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוּב (shûwb), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), נָחַם (nâcham).

Hebrew interlinear

Return,שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

how

long?

and

let

repentנָחַםnâcham/naw-kham'/H5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

thee

concerning

thy

servants.עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 90:13.

2 Samuel 15:8

For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

2 Samuel 2:30

And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.

Exodus 4:10

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. eloquent: Heb. a man of words heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, nor since the third day

Joshua 1:15

Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

Nehemiah 2:20

Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 90:13 say?

Psalms 90:13 (King James Version) reads: "Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants."

Is Psalms 90:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 90:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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