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Psalms 90:13

Psalms 90:13
Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Return, O Lord,.... Either from the fierceness of thine anger, according to Aben Ezra and Jarchi; of which complaint is made, Psa 90:7, or unto us, from whom he had departed; for though God is…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Return, O Lord - Come back to thy people; show mercy by sparing them. It would seem probable from this that the psalm was composed in a time of pestilence, or raging sickness, which threatened to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 90:12-17

These are the petitions of this prayer, grounded upon the foregoing meditations and acknowledgments. Is any afflicted? Let him learn thus to pray. Four things they are here directed to pray for: -

I.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 90:13-17

Prayer for such a restoration of God's favour to His people as will gladden the members of it through the brief span of life. Perhaps the connexion with the preceding verses is the hope that Israel's…