Psalms 90:13 (GNV)

Passage

Returne (O Lord, howe long?) and be pacified toward thy seruants.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:11 Who knoweth the power of thy wrath? for according to thy feare is thine anger.

Psalms 90:12 Teach vs so to nomber our dayes, that we may apply our heartes vnto wisdome.

Psalms 90:13 Returne (O Lord, howe long?) and be pacified toward thy seruants.

Psalms 90:14 Fill vs with thy mercie in the morning: so shall we reioyce and be glad all our dayes.

Psalms 90:15 Comfort vs according to the dayes that thou hast afflicted vs, and according to the yeeres that we haue seene euill.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "returne", "lord", "howe", "long", "pacified", "toward", and "seruants". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "returne" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Teach vs so to nomber our dayes..." into verse 14's "Fill vs with thy mercie in the...", so "returne" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "returne" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.