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Psalms 90:12

90:11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. apply: Heb. cause to come

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So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

90:13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

What does Psalms 90:12 mean?

Psalms 90:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָדַע (yâdaʻ), מָנָה (mânâh), יוֹם (yôwm).

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So
teachיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
us
to
numberמָנָהmânâh/maw-naw'/H4487properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll
our
days,יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
that
we
may
applyבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
our
heartsלֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);
unto
wisdom.חׇכְמָהchokmâh/khok-maw'/H2451wisdom (in a good sense)
apply:
Heb.
cause
to
come

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 90:12.

Genesis 12:11

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 18:21

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 20:6

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Genesis 3:5

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 4:3

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. in process: Heb. at the end of days

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Genesis 7:13

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

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What does Psalms 90:12 say?

Psalms 90:12 (King James Version) reads: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. apply: Heb. cause to come"

Is Psalms 90:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 90:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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