Psalms 90:13 (LSB)

Passage

Return, O Yahweh; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your slaves.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:11 Who knows the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?

Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

Psalms 90:13 Return, O Yahweh; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your slaves.

Psalms 90:14 O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Psalms 90:15 Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "return", "yahweh", "long", "sorry", and "slaves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "return" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "So teach us to number our days..." into verse 14's "O satisfy us in the morning with...", so "return" and "yahweh" 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 "return" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.