A dear friend of mine emailed me a Bible verse, Psalm 90:12 (highlighted in red below). And it pricked my heart so, that I had to look up the entire chapter in context. As always, in the context, God's message through His prophets and poets, is made crystal clear. I pray this division of the Psalms will touch your soul, and bring wisdom and understanding of the time we have - in these times in which we live.
"A prayer
of Moses, the man of God"
Lord, You have been our refuge
in every generation.
Before the mountains
were born,
before You gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, You are God.
You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
For in Your sight
a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.
You end their
lives; they sleep.
They are like grass that grows in the morning—
in the morning it
sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.
For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.
You have set our
unjust ways before You,
our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
For all our days
ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.
Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
Who understands
the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the respect that is due You.
So teach us to
number our days carefully
that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.
Lord—how long?
Return, have compassion on Your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.
Make us rejoice
for as many days as You have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen evil and adversity.
Let Your work be
seen by Your servants,
and Your splendor by their children.
Let the beauty of the Lord our God
be on us;
confirm for us the work of our hands—
Make our
endeavors successful!
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