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Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/90.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/90.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/90.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, <i>so is</i> thy wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/90.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who knows the power of Your anger? For as the fear of You, <i>so is</i> Your wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/90.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/90.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who understands the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/90.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Who understands the power of Thine anger, And Thy fury, according to the fear that is due Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/90.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who knows the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/90.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who understands the power of Your anger? [Who connects this brevity of life among us with Your judgment of sin?] And Your wrath, [who connects it] with the [reverent] fear that is due You?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/90.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who understands the power of your anger? Your wrath matches the fear that is due you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/90.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who understands the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear that is due You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/90.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who knoweth the power of thine anger, And thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/90.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No one knows the full power of your furious anger, but it is as great as the fear that we owe to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/90.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who knoweth the power of thine anger, and thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/90.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Who fully understands the power of your anger? A person fears you more when he better understands your fury. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/90.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Who has felt the full power of your anger? Who knows what fear your fury can bring? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/90.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/90.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/90.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/90.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/90.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who knoweth the power of thy anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/90.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/90.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who knows the power of Your anger? And according to Your fear—Your wrath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/90.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? And according to Thy fear -- Thy wrath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/90.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who shall know the strength of thine anger? and according to thy fear, thy wrath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/90.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who knoweth the power of thy anger, and for thy fear <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/90.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 89:11>Who knows the power of your wrath? And, before fear, can your wrath<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/90.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who comprehends the strength of your anger? Your wrath matches the fear it inspires. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/90.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Who considers the power of your anger? Your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/90.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who knows the power of thine anger and the fear of thy wrath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/90.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who knows the power of your passion and the awesomeness of your passion?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/90.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who knoweth the power of Thine anger, And Thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto Thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/90.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who knows the power of thy wrath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/90-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=11469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">I Will Sing of His Love Forever</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·w·ḏê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knows</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ‘ōz (N-msc) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">of Your anger?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: ‘eḇ·rā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">Your wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3374.htm" title="3374: ū·ḵə·yir·’ā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A fear. Feminine of yare'; fear; morally, reverence.">matches the fear You are due.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/28-28.htm">Job 28:28</a></span><br />And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7</a></span><br />The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:13</a></span><br />When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Isaiah 33:14</a></span><br />The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-22.htm">Jeremiah 5:22</a></span><br />Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a></span><br />And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-7.htm">2 Chronicles 19:7</a></span><br />And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-13.htm">Isaiah 8:13</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2</a></span><br />But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Hebrews 10:31</a></span><br />It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-18.htm">Romans 3:18</a></span><br />“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-11.htm">2 Corinthians 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-5.htm">Luke 12:5</a></span><br />But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who knows the power of your anger? even according to your fear, so is your wrath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-18.htm">Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28</a></b></br> And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59</a></b></br> Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, <i>even</i> great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm">Deuteronomy 29:20</a></b></br> The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">Considers</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Due</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/90-9.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/89-49.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/86-6.htm">Note</a> <a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/53-2.htm">Understands</a> <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/psalms/90-9.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-15.htm">Considers</a> <a href="/psalms/96-8.htm">Due</a> <a href="/psalms/91-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Note</a> <a href="/psalms/102-10.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/psalms/90-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-9.htm">Understands</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Weight</a> <a href="/psalms/95-11.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 90</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-1.htm">Moses, setting forth God's providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-3.htm">Complains of human fragility</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Divine chastisement</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">and brevity of life</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/90-12.htm">He prays for the knowledge and sensible experience of God's good providence.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/90.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/90.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Who knows the power of Your anger?</b><br>This phrase reflects the incomprehensibility of God's anger and judgment. In biblical context, God's anger is often associated with His holiness and justice, as seen in the narratives of the Old Testament, such as the flood in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a> and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. The rhetorical question implies that human understanding is limited when it comes to fully grasping the extent of divine wrath. This aligns with passages like <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, which emphasize the difference between God's thoughts and ways and those of humans. The phrase also serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for reverence towards God.<p><b>Your wrath matches the fear You are due.</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the concept of divine retribution, where God's wrath is proportionate to the reverence and awe He deserves. The fear of the Lord is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with wisdom and obedience (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The fear mentioned here is not merely terror but a profound respect and acknowledgment of God's majesty and authority. This idea is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a>, where the Israelites are called to fear the Lord and walk in His ways. Theologically, this phrase underscores the balance between God's justice and mercy, as His wrath is a response to sin, yet it is tempered by His desire for repentance and restoration, as seen in the New Testament through the atoning work of Jesus Christ (<a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/90.htm">Psalm 90</a>, Moses is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who experienced His deliverance and also His discipline during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for much of the Israelites' journey, where they experienced both God's provision and His judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_wrath.htm">Understanding God's Wrath</a></b><br>God's anger is not like human anger; it is righteous and just. Understanding His wrath helps us comprehend His holiness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>A healthy fear of God is foundational to wisdom. It involves reverence, awe, and respect for His power and authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and His wrath is real, He is also merciful. Recognizing both aspects of His character helps us live in balance, neither taking His grace for granted nor living in paralyzing fear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_reverence.htm">Living in Reverence</a></b><br>Our daily lives should reflect a reverence for God, acknowledging His power and aligning our actions with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_mortality.htm">Reflecting on Mortality</a></b><br>Recognizing the brevity of life in light of God's eternal nature should lead us to live purposefully and in alignment with His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_90.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 90</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_90's_wrath_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How does Psalm 90’s depiction of divine wrath reconcile with other biblical passages emphasizing God’s mercy and patience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_heb._3_11_align_with_god's_love.htm">Hebrews 3:11 alludes to God's wrath preventing entry into rest; how does this align with a loving God in contrast to other biblical passages emphasizing divine mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_75_8_align_with_god's_love.htm">Psalm 75:8 depicts God forcing the wicked to drink a cup of wrath; how does this harmonize with notions of a loving and merciful God in the New Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_possess_a_soul.htm">Does God possess a soul?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/90.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Who knoweth . . .</span>--Better,<p>Who regardeth Thine anger<p>And--in a measure due to reverence--Thy wrath?<p><span class= "ital">Who </span>(no doubt with thought of Israel's enemies) <span class= "ital">has that just terror of Thy wrath which a truly reverential regard would produce</span>? It is only the persons who have that fearful and bowed apprehension of His Majesty, and that sacred dread of all offence to Him, which is called the "fear of God." And this is not inconsistent with a child-like trust and love, and a peaceful security ("Of whom, then, shall I be afraid?"). On the other hand, those who scoff against religion often become the victims of wild and base terror.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/90.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who knoweth the power of thins anger?</span> Who can duly estimate the intensity of God's anger against such as have displeased him? <span class="cmt_word">Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath</span>; rather, <span class="accented">or who can estimate thy fury as the fear of thee</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the proper fear) <span class="accented">requires?</span> The verse is exegetical of ver. 9, and is intended to impress on man the terribleness of God's anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/90-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knows</span><br /><span class="heb">י֭וֹדֵעַ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḏê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the power</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֣ז</span> <span class="translit">(‘ōz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, might</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your anger?</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶבְרָתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘eḇ·rā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Overflow, arrogance, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">matches the fear You are due.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝כְיִרְאָתְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·yir·’ā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3374.htm">Strong's 3374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fear, reverence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/90-11.htm">Psalm 90:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/90-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 90:11 Who knows the power of your anger (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 90:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 90:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/90-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 90:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 90:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>