John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 90:12
So teach us to number our days ,.... Not merely to count them, how many they are, in an arithmetical way; there is no need of divine teachings for that; some few instructions from an arithmetician, and a moderate skill in arithmetic, will enable persons not only to count the years of their lives, but even how many days they have lived: nor is this to be understood of calculating or reckoning of time to come; no man can count the number of days he has to live; the number of his days, months,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 90:12-17
These are the petitions of this prayer, grounded upon the foregoing meditations and acknowledgments. Isa. any afflicted? Let him learn thus to pray. Four things they are here directed to pray for:? I. For a sanctified use of the sad dispensation they were now under. Being condemned to have our days shortened, ?Lord, teach us to number our days (Ps. 90:12); Lord, give us grace duly to consider how few they are, and how little a while we have to live in this world.? Note, 1. It is an excellent... read more