Psalm 90:11

Translations

Modern

Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

Traditional

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

Literal

Who knows the power of Your anger, for as the fear of You is Your wrath?

Latin

Quis novit potestatem iræ tuæ, et præ timore tuo iram tuam

Original

Hebrew

English

Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

Notes

Psalms 90:11–12

In the search for wisdom, no one can fully understand the Lord (see Isaiah 40:13). The right human response to the Lord is godly fear (see Psalm 60:4). The Lord alone can teach humans to follow the path of wisdom (Psalm 25:4–6).

Psalms 90:1–17

Although the Lord’s people have lived in him for many generations, their sin creates distance between them and their eternal Lord. The Lord’s anger against human sin can seem to last a lifetime. Even then, it is only a small sign of his full displeasure with sin. This sad situation leads the community to seek the Lord’s light.

The first step is to ask the Lord to restore them because of his compassion and faithful love (Psalm 90:13–14). He alone can make his servants glad. He alone can bless the generations that come after them (Psalm 90:16–17).

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
Nahum 1:6
Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
Leviticus 26:24
…then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
Revelation 6:17
For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
Deuteronomy 29:20–29
The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
Deuteronomy 28:59
He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.
Leviticus 26:21
If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
Leviticus 26:18
And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
2 Corinthians 5:11
Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
Psalm 76:7
You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
Leviticus 26:28
…then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
Luke 12:5
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Glossary

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Topics

Anger: Anger of God Fear of God: Reverence God: Judge, and his Justice The Anger of God: To be Dreaded

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