Psalms 90:12 (YLT)

Passage

To number our days aright let <FI>us<Fi> know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:10 Days of our years, in them <FI>are<Fi> seventy years, And if, by reason of might, eighty years, Yet <FI>is<Fi> their enlargement labour and vanity, For it hath been cut off hastily, and we fly away.

Psalms 90:11 Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? And according to Thy fear--Thy wrath?

Psalms 90:12 To number our days aright let <FI>us<Fi> know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

Psalms 90:13 Turn back, O Jehovah, till when? And repent concerning Thy servants.

Psalms 90:14 Satisfy us at morn <FI>with<Fi> Thy kindness, And we sing and rejoice all our days.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Who knoweth the power of Thine anger..." into verse 13's "Turn back O Jehovah till when And...", so "number" and "days" 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 "number" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.