Psalms 90:17

“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, etc.] Of the destitute of human help and support, protection and defence; as the church in the wilderness; of the “poor”, as the Syriac and Arabic versions, both in spirit and in purse; of the “humble”, as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin: the word f1424 signifies a low shrub or plant; it is rendered, the heath in the wilderness, (<241706>Jeremiah 17:6) and designs the saints in their low and afflicted state, during the reign of antichrist, and while the witnesses prophesy in sackcloth; these are the elect that pray day and night, and give the Lord no rest till he establish and make Jerusalem a praise in the earth; and the prayers of these are…”

“And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us - The word translated “beauty” - נעם nô‛am - means properly “pleasantness;” then, beauty, splendor; then grace or layout. The Septuagint renders it here, λαμπρότης lamprotēs, “splendor;” and so the Latin Vulgate. The wish is clearly that all that there is, in the divine character, which is “beautiful,” which is suited to win the hearts of people to admiration, gratitude, and love - might be so manifested to them, or that they might so see the excellency of his character, and that his dealings with them might be such, as to keep the beauty, the loveliness, of that character constantly before them. And establish thou the work of our hands…”

“The beauty - His gracious influence, and glorious presence. In us - Do not only work for us, but in us, Next: Psalms Chapter 91”

“90:17 Humans waste their efforts unless the Lord makes them successful (44:3).”

“And let: Psa 27:4, Psa 50:2, Psa 80:3, Psa 80:7, Psa 110:3; Co2 3:18; Jo1 3:2 establish: Psa 68:28, Psa 118:25; Job 22:28; Pro 16:3; Isa 26:12; Co1 3:7; Th2 2:16, Th2 2:17; Th2 3:1 Next: Psalms Chapter 91”