Psalm 90:17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be on us: and establish you the work of our hands on us; yes… I. THE PRIVILEGE OF ZION'S CHILDREN. II. THE EFFECTS WHICH THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD OUR GOD PRODUCES; it establishes the work of our hands; yea, most certainly the work of our hands shall be established. The privilege mentioned in our text consists of two parts: a vision of the beauty of the Lord, and an appropriation of Him as our God. The means of this vision and appropriation is usually called faith in the Word of God. 1. The work of our personal salvation is a great work, in which every one is concerned to be established. This is the one thing needful; and until we have some assurance of it, we can never be happy. Let us labour, then, to enter into this rest by faith. 2. Another great work every believer will wish to see carried on, and established, is the furtherance of Messiah's kingdom upon earth. "Let Thy kingdom come," he will constantly pray, in the conversion of Jew and Gentile, in the progress of the Gospel at home and abroad. (R. Frew.) Parallel Verses KJV: And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. |
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