Psalms 90:17 (YLT)

Passage

And let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:15 Cause us to rejoice according to the days Wherein Thou hast afflicted us, The years we have seen evil.

Psalms 90:16 Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, And Thine honour on their sons.

Psalms 90:17 And let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pleasantness", "jehovah", "upon", "hands", and "establish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pleasantness" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants...", giving immediate footing for "pleasantness" and "jehovah". 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 "pleasantness" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.