Psalms 90:15 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 90:16 Let Your work appear to Your slaves And Your majesty to their sons.

Psalms 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish for us the work of our hands; Establish the work of our hands.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "glad", "days", "afflicted", "years", "seen", and "evil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "glad", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "O satisfy us in the morning with..." into verse 16's "Let Your work appear to Your slaves...", so "make" and "glad" 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 "make" and "glad" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.