Psalms 89:16
Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Respice in servos tuos et in opera tua, et dirige filios eorum.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἴδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ τὰ ἔργα σου, καὶ ὁδήγησον τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 90:16
- יֵרָאֶ֣ה אֶל עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ פָעֳלֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲדָרְךָ֗ עַל בְּנֵיהֶֽם
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm XC
16. But now in days that are as yet evil, let us speak as follows. “Look upon Thy servants, and upon Thy works” ( ver. 16 ). For Thy servants themselves are Thy works, not only inasmuch as they are men, but as Thy servants, that is, obedient to Thy commands. For we are His workmanship, created not merely in Adam, but in Christ Jesus, unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them: “for it is God which worketh in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” “And direct their sons:” that they may be right in heart, for to such God is bountiful; for “God is bountiful to Israel, to those that are right in heart.”…