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So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
5 A man’s days are numbered. You know the number of his months. He cannot live longer than the time You have set. 6 So now look away from him that he may rest, until he has lived the time set for him like a man paid to work.
- Psalm 139:16 ESV / 179 helpful votes. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
- Job 14:5 ESV / 140 helpful votes. Since his days are determined, and the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,
- Psalm 90:12 ESV / 117 helpful votes. So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.
- Job 14:1-6 ESV / 109 helpful votes. “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.
Teach us to number each of our days so that we may grow in wisdom. Teach us how short our life is, so that we may become wise. teach us to keep account of our days so we may develop inner wisdom. So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom. So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.
So teach us to number our days - literally, "To number our days make us know, and we will bring a heart of wisdom." The prayer is, that God would instruct us to estimate our days aright: their number; the rapidity with which they pass away; the liability to be cut down; the certainty that they must soon come to an end; their bearing on the ...
Wisdom is important to God, so it should be important to us. We need to seek the Lord and His wisdom (Proverbs 2). When we partner with Him, He teaches us to number our days and walk in wisdom, seeking first His kingdom, storing up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:33; Luke 12:33–34).
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Jan 18, 2022 · Psalm 90:12 says, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” The request “teach us to number our days” means that we need God to reveal to us the brevity of life. That revelation will help us grow wise, and wisdom is important because the choices we make during our brief stay on earth have eternal consequences.
