Psalms 90:17 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וִיהִ֤י\׀vi.Hiand let it be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 1
נֹ֤עַםNo.'am[the] kindness of
Lemma: נֹ֫עַם (no.am) · Strong's: H5278
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pleasantness
Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 27:4, Proverbs 3:17, Proverbs 15:26, Proverbs 16:24, Zechariah 11:7, Zechariah 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5278; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 2
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 3
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 4
עָ֫לֵ֥ינוּ'a.Lei.nutowards us
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 5
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הu.ma.'a.Sehand [the] work of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 6
יָ֭דֵינוּYa.dei.nuhands our
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 7
כּוֹנְנָ֥הko.Nahestablish !
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 8
עָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon us
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 9
וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.Sehand [the] work of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 10
יָ֝דֵ֗ינוּya.Dei.nuhands our
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 11
כּוֹנְנֵֽהוּ\׃ko.Ne.huestablish it
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Psalms 90:17 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May the favor | → | נֹ֫עַם H5278 pleasantness |
| of the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| our God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| rest | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| upon us | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| establish | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
| for us | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the work | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| of our hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| yes, establish | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
| the work | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| of our hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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