What Psalm 90:12 Means
Psalm 90:12
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”Psalm 90:12 (KJV)
What Psalm 90:12 means
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Remembering that our days are limited is not morbid but clarifying; it teaches us to spend them well. To number our days is to ask God for the wisdom to invest a short life in what truly lasts.
Psalm 90:12 in different translations
King James Version (KJV)So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
World English Bible (WEB)So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
American Standard Version (ASV)So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 in context
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 13Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
A prayer
Father, thank You for Psalm 90:12. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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