Psalm 90:17: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ. A lion resting peacefully beside a white lamb in golden grass at sunset.

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Psalm 90:17: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ

“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.”Psalm 90:17

Psalm 90:17 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 5 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.

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15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. 17 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.

Psalm 90 · King James Version

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Questions people ask

What does Psalm 90:17 mean?

Psalm 90:17 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.

Where is Psalm 90:17 in the Bible?

Psalm 90:17 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.

How does Psalm 90:17 point to Jesus?

Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Psalm 90:17 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.

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