“So teach us to number our days that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12
This Psalm, “A Prayer of Moses, the man of God”, is another one of my favorites. There are so many verses to comment on, but this one has always stood out. Earlier, Moses makes the observation “the days of our life…contain seventy years, or if due to strength, eighty” and in the next verse “Who understands the power of Your anger and Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?”. Then we have today’s petition. In essence, “since we only live 70-80 years and really don’t fear you properly, teach us to number our days that we may present to You a heart of wisdom”.
We Need This!!! This should be our Prayer every day. If we did so, I think we would live a bit differently. May God help us in this and give us the heart of Moses!