Psalms 90:17

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! ¹  Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful! ² 

May the favour of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!

And let the loveliness of our Lord, our God, rest on us, confirming the work that we do. Oh, yes. Affirm the work that we do!

Let the pleasure of the Lord our God be on us: O Lord, give strength to the work of our hands.

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands—O prosper the work of our hands!

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.

May our sovereign God extend his favor to us! ¹  Make our endeavors successful! Yes, make them successful! ² 

¹ tn Heb “and may the delight of the Master, our God, be on us.” The Hebrew term נֹעַם (no’am, “delight”) is used in Ps 27:4 of the Lord’s “beauty,” but here it seems to refer to his favor (see BDB 653 s.v.) or kindness (HALOT 706 s.v.).

² tn Heb “and the work of our hands establish over us, and the work of our hands, establish it.”