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A Divine Perspective on Time
The prayer to 'number our days' isn't about simple arithmetic. Commentators like Calvin and Gill explain it's a plea for God to overcome our natural blindness to life's brevity. We can measure vast distances in space but often fail to grasp how short our own lives are. This prayer asks for a divine, spiritual understanding of our mortality, which is the first step toward wisdom.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 90:12
18th Century
Theologian
So teach us to number our days - literally, To number our days make us know, and we will bring a heart of wisdom. The pray…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 90:12
19th Century
Bishop
Number our days. —This verse, as it stands, literally translates: to allot, or in allotting (), our days, so…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 90:12
19th Century
Preacher
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
That is the great matter, after all, to get the heart app…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 90:12
16th Century
Theologian
Teach us so to number our days. Some translate this as the number of our days, which gives the same meaning. As Moses perceived t…
John Gill
On Psalms 90:12
17th Century
Pastor
So teach us to number our days
Not merely to count them, how many they are, in an arithmetical way; there is no need…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 90:12–17
17th Century
Minister
Those who wish to learn true wisdom must pray for divine instruction. They must also beg to be taught by the Holy Spirit, and seek comfort and joy …