Psalm 90:17

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.

Cross-references

Psalm 80:3 Parallel

In Psalm 80:3, the plea 'let your face shine' is a parallel request for God's favor — the same favor prayed for in Psalm 90:17.

Psalm 80:7 Parallel

In Psalm 80:7, the same refrain 'let your face shine' repeats the prayer for God's favor — closely matching Psalm 90:17's request.

Psalm 118:25 echoes this prayer for divine success — 'give us success' parallels the plea to establish our work.

Psalm 27:4 Parallel

In Psalm 27:4, David's single desire is to gaze on God's beauty — the same favor/beauty prayed for in Psalm 90:17 to be upon us.

Psalm 68:28 Parallel

In Psalm 68:28, God's power is summoned to work for His people — parallel to the prayer that God establish the work of our hands.

Psalm 102:28 says servants' offspring will be 'established' (same root) before God, paralleling the request for work to be established.

Psalm 50:2 Related theme

In Psalm 50:2, God shines forth from Zion as the perfection of beauty — directly echoing the 'beauty of the Lord' prayed for in Psalm 90:17.

Proverbs 16:3 directly parallels: 'Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.'

2 Thessalonians 2:17 prays that God would 'establish you in every good work' — a direct verbal parallel to this verse.

Deuteronomy 2:7 directly states God blessed the work of your hands, echoing the prayer for establishment of work here.

Job 1:10 Parallel

Job 1:10 explicitly says God blessed the work of Job's hands, directly paralleling the petition for establishment of work.

1 Chronicles 17:24 asks for David's house to be 'established' (same Hebrew root) before God, paralleling the request for work to be established.

Isaiah 26:12 affirms that God ordains peace and does all our works — echoing the prayer for God to establish our work.

In 2 Corinthians 3:18, beholding God's glory transforms us — a New Testament development of the prayer for God's beauty to be upon us.

1 Corinthians 3:7 teaches that only God gives growth — reinforcing that our work depends on God's establishing.