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Psalms 90 — Teach Us To Number Our Days

Summary

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past. The days of our years are threescore years and ten. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. O satisfy us early with thy mercy.

Key verse

“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”

— Psalm 90:12

Outline
  1. v.1-6 God eternal; man transient
  2. v.7-12 Number our days
  3. v.13-17 Satisfy us early
Verse-by-verse
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

From everlasting to everlasting. The eternity of God. Before, during, after the cosmos — He is.

A perspective. Whatever rises and falls in your lifetime, He stands before and after.

Cross-references Psalm 102:25-27 · Hebrews 13:8 · Revelation 1:8 · Isaiah 40:28
12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Number our days. The wise know their days are bounded. The verse is the discipline against waste.

Apply our hearts unto wisdom. The fruit of counting. The numbered days produce a wise heart.

Key doctrines
God Eternal Before and After
Psalm 90:2 · Psalm 102:25-27 · Revelation 1:8
Numbering Days for Wise Living
Psalm 90:12 · Ephesians 5:15-16 · James 4:14
Application

Verse 12 is a prayer for the unhurried wise. Teach us to number our days. Without the numbering, the days are wasted.

Christ in this chapter

Christ's numbered days were given for our wisdom (John 9:4). The chapter's prayer is His pattern.

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