Psalms 90:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish{H8786)} thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish{H8786)} thou it.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וִיהִ֤י ׀ נֹ֤עַם אֲדֹנָ֥י אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עָ֫לֵ֥ינוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָ֭דֵינוּ כּוֹנְנָ֥ה עָלֵ֑ינוּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָ֝דֵ֗ינוּ כּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

And let the nōʿam of ʾĂḏōnāy our ʾĕlōhênû be upon us, and maʿăśēh our yāḏênû kônĕnâ upon us, and maʿăśēh our yāḏênû kônĕnēhû.

Grammar Details

*wîhî*: conjunction + qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - and let be
*nōʿam*: masculine singular construct - pleasantness/beauty of
*ʾĂḏōnāy*: divine name - Lord/Master
*ʾĕlōhênû*: masculine plural + 1st plural suffix - our God
*ʿālênû*: preposition + 1st plural suffix - upon us
*ûmaʿăśēh*: conjunction + masculine singular construct - and work of
*yāḏênû*: feminine dual + 1st plural suffix - our hands
*kônĕnâ*: polel imperative, masculine singular - establish/confirm
*kônĕnēhû*: polel imperative, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - establish it

Word Meanings

*nōʿam*: pleasantness/beauty/favor/graciousness
*maʿăśēh yāḏênû*: work of our hands/our handiwork/our labor/what we do
*kônĕnâ*: establish/confirm/make firm/secure
*kônĕnēhû*: establish it/confirm it/make it secure

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 3:7 : 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Prov 16:3 : 3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
Isa 26:12 : 12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
2 Thess 2:16-3:1 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. 1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Job 22:28 : 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Ps 27:4 : 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 enquire in his temple.
2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Ps 118:25 : 25 Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Ps 50:2 : 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined{H8689)}.
Ps 68:28 : 28 Thy God hath commanded{H8765)} thy strength: strengthen{H8798)}, O God, that which thou hast wrought{H8804)} for us.
Ps 80:3 : 3 Turn us again{H8685)}, O God, and cause thy face to shine{H8685)}; and we shall be saved{H8735)}.
Ps 80:7 : 7 Turn us again{H8685)}, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine{H8685)}; and we shall be saved{H8735)}.
Ps 110:3 : 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

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