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Where is “Teach us to number our days” in the Bible?
“Teach us to number our days” is Psalm 90:12. Moses prays it, in the only psalm that carries his name.
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It is Psalm 90:12.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Moses prays it, in the only psalm that carries his name.
The verse
Show us, then, how to number our days, so that we may acquire a wise heart.
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What it means there
The psalm sets God, who is from everlasting, beside human life, which lasts 70 or 80 years (Psalm 90:10). Counting your days means living as someone who knows they are few.
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Where is “Teach us to number our days” in the Bible?
“Teach us to number our days” is Psalm 90:12. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Moses prays it, in the only psalm that carries his name.
Is “Teach us to number our days” in the Bible?
Yes. It is Psalm 90:12. In the Lumin Translation, Psalm 90:12 reads: “Show us, then, how to number our days, so that we may acquire a wise heart.”
Who said “Teach us to number our days”?
Moses prays it, in the only psalm that carries his name.
What does “Teach us to number our days” mean in the Bible?
The psalm sets God, who is from everlasting, beside human life, which lasts 70 or 80 years (Psalm 90:10). Counting your days means living as someone who knows they are few.
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