Psalms 90:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 90:12

10 The days of our lives are seventy years;
And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow;
For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

11 Who knows the power of Your anger?
For as the fear of You, so is Your wrath.

12 ^aSo teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13 Return, O Lord!
How long?
And ^ahave compassion on Your servants.

14 Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
^aThat we may rejoice and be glad all our days!

15 Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us,
The years in which we have seen evil.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 90:12

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American Standard Version
So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

Amplified® Bible
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.

Contemporary English Version
Teach us to use wisely all the time we have.

Darby English Version
So teach [us] to number our days, that we may acquire a wise heart.

Good News Bible
Teach us how short our life is, so that we may become wise.

King James Version
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

New American Standard Bible
So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

New International Version
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

New King James Version
So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

Revised Standard Version
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Young's Literal Translation
To number our days aright let `us' know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

New English Translation
So teach us to consider our mortality,¹ so that we might live wisely.²

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