Psalms 90:16

90:15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.

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

KJV

Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children.

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

Let your work appear to your servants, and your glory to their children.

90:17 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.

What does Psalms 90:16 mean?

Psalms 90:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פֹּעַל (pôʻal), רָאָה (râʼâh), עֶבֶד (ʻebed).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

thy

workפֹּעַלpôʻal/po'-al/H6467an act or work (concretely)

appearרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

unto

thy

servants,עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

and

thy

gloryהָדָרhâdâr/haw-dawr'/H1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor

unto

their

children.בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 90:16.

Genesis 6:2

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Psalms 111:3

His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 90:16 say?

Psalms 90:16 (King James Version) reads: "Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children."

Is Psalms 90:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 90:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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