The Lord Will

Psalm 90:14

β€œO satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”

KJV

Read in Psalm 90

Meaning

Within β€œMercy, joy, and established work,” verse 14 asks to be satisfied early with God's steadfast love so brief lives may still be filled with durable joy; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.

Read carefully

Read Psalm 90:14 inside its literary unit and the movement of Psalm 90; its imagery and claims are constrained by that context.

Reflection

Respond to the verse's specific emphasis β€” asks to be satisfied early with God's steadfast love so brief lives may still be filled with durable joy β€” while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 90.