during my quiet time this morning was led to look once again at psalm 90.12 to make another attempt to really understand WHAT 'NUMBER OUR DAYS' REALLY MEANS in everyday words. this time i looked closer at what moses prays the result may be.
the new american standard version reads,'so teach us to number our days, THAT WE MAY PRESENT TO THEE A HEART OF WISDOM'.
the king james version reads, 'THAT WE MAY APPLY OUR HEARTS UNTO WISDOM'.
i tried and failed to get any help by means of word studies, but then got help from keil's commentary. the hebrew word rendered 'present' and 'apply' is hAbE. it derives it's meaning from agriculture. it signifies 'to carry off, obtain, gain', properly 'to bring in' (ie. 'to the barn'; haggai 1.6). the produce of the field and , in a general way, gain or profit is hence called hebUa, a cognate of the above. keil comments, 'A WISE HEART IS the fruit which one reaps or garners in from such numbering of the days, THE GAIN WHICH ONE CARRIES OFF FROM SO CONSTANTLY REMINDING ONESELF OF the end. (note: or, put in the context of the christian hope (ie. expectation), CONSTANTLY REMINDING ONESELF OF THE IMMINENT (likely to occur at any moment, impending) RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST FOR ME and the rest of His Church.)
Lord, help me to BELIEVE AND SAY 'JESUS MAY COME TODAY!' often and out loud wherever and whenever..
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