Psalms 90:12 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:10 As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to might, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and wickedness; For soon it is gone and we fly away.

Psalms 90:11 Who knows the power of Your anger And Your fury, according to the fear that is due You?

Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

Psalms 90:13 Return, O Yahweh; how long will it be? And be sorry for Your slaves.

Psalms 90:14 O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "teach", "number", "days", "present", "heart", and "wisdom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "teach" and "number", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Who knows the power of Your anger..." into verse 13's "Return O Yahweh how long will it...", so "teach" and "number" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "teach" and "number" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.