Psalm 90:13

Translations

Modern

Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

Traditional

Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

Literal

Turn back, O YHWH—until when?—And have compassion on Your servants!

Latin

Convertere, Domine; usquequo? et deprecabilis esto super servos tuos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Return, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on Your servants.

Notes

Psalms 90:13

The phrase Your servants refers to the community of those loyal to the Lord.

Psalms 90:13–17

The psalmist prays for the Lord’s favor and restoration.

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).

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Psalm 135:14
For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
Psalm 80:14
Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
Hosea 11:8
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
Jonah 3:9
Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
Amos 7:6
So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.
Joel 2:13–14
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
Psalm 89:46
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
Amos 7:3
So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.
Exodus 32:12
Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
Psalm 6:3–4
My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?

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