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To numberלִמְנוֹתour days,יָמֵינוּsoכֵּןteach us,הוֹדַעand we will bringוְנָבִאa heartלְבַבof wisdom.חָכְמָה
Psalms 90:12
Study it in the app“To number our days, so teach us, and we will bring a heart of wisdom.”
The psalmist asks God to teach us to number our daysDeath and Eternal LifeMoses asks to learn to count our days and gain a wise heartWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 90:12, word by word
- To numberמְנוֹתmenot
count
To work out how many there are, counting them one by one.
Where else “menot” appears- our daysיָמֵיyame
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yame” appears- teach usהוֹדַעhoda
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hoda” appears- and we will bringנָבִאnavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “navi” appears- a heartלְבַבlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- of wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears
The context
11Who knows the strength of your anger, and, according to the fear of you, your wrath?
12 · This verse (above)
13Return, YHWH! How long? And relent concerning your servants.