counting our days psalm 90. a clear picture psalm 90 lord, you have been our dwelling place...

Counting Our DaysCounting Our Days

Psalm 90Psalm 90

A Clear PictureA Clear Picture

Psalm 90 Psalm 90 Lord, you have been our dwelling place Lord, you have been our dwelling place

throughout all generations. Before the throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn men back everlasting you are God. You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men.“ For a thousand years in your sight are men.“ For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. You sweep men away in watch in the night. You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning — though in the grass of the morning — though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered. dry and withered.


Psalm 90Psalm 90We are consumed by your anger and terrified We are consumed by your anger and terrified

by your indignation. You have set our by your indignation. You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. All our days pass light of your presence. All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. The length of our days is with a moan. The length of our days is seventy years — or eighty, if we have the seventy years — or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Who knows the power of your anger? away. Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you. Teach us to number our days due you. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.


Ps 90:13-17Ps 90:13-17

Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. Satisfy us in compassion on your servants. Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble. May your deeds be shown to seen trouble. May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. your servants, your splendor to their children. May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us — us; establish the work of our hands for us — yes, establish the work of our hands. yes, establish the work of our hands.


Do you want to really have a clear Do you want to really have a clear picture of the way of things? picture of the way of things?

A clear picture will drive you in one of A clear picture will drive you in one of two ways. two ways.

Grasp The Hope Grasp The Hope

Set up the discussionSet up the discussion

Not existentialists Not existentialists

Lord, you have been our dwelling place Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.everlasting to everlasting you are God.

A Truth That Many HateA Truth That Many Hate

God is responsible for the length of our daysGod is responsible for the length of our days

He is our dwelling, he turns men back to He is our dwelling, he turns men back to dustdust

You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to You turn men back to dust, saying, "Return to dust, O sons of men.“ For a thousand years in dust, O sons of men.“ For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. You sweep by, or like a watch in the night. You sweep men away in the sleep of death; they are like men away in the sleep of death; they are like the new grass of the morning — though in the new grass of the morning — though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered. is dry and withered.

A Situation We All Hold in A Situation We All Hold in CommonCommon

The length of our days is our corporate fault The length of our days is our corporate fault In the flesh, we must grasp the reality of our In the flesh, we must grasp the reality of our

despairdespairWe are consumed by your anger and terrified by We are consumed by your anger and terrified by

your indignation. your indignation. You have setYou have set our iniquities our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. All our days pass away under your presence. All our days pass away under your wrath; we finish our years with a moan. The wrath; we finish our years with a moan. The length of our days is seventy years — or eighty, length of our days is seventy years — or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Who knows the power of your we fly away. Who knows the power of your anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear anger? For your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.that is due you.

A Heart Of Wisdom A Heart Of Wisdom

The knowledge that we are weak, The knowledge that we are weak, sinful, and frail is itself a powerful sinful, and frail is itself a powerful grace. This knowledge drives us to grace. This knowledge drives us to One who actually can help our One who actually can help our situation, who will not offer situation, who will not offer temporary fixes, but eternal life with temporary fixes, but eternal life with joy un-compared. joy un-compared.

A Heart Of Wisdom A Heart Of Wisdom

If you know you’re sinking and you can If you know you’re sinking and you can do so, getting into a lifeboat is better do so, getting into a lifeboat is better than to really be sinking and to think than to really be sinking and to think you are cruising along in denial. you are cruising along in denial.

Teach us to number our days aright, Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Gaining A Heart Of WisdomGaining A Heart Of Wisdom

1.1. The Bowing AttitudeThe Bowing Attitude

Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Relent, O LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servantsHave compassion on your servants


2. The Gratitude Attitude 2. The Gratitude Attitude

Satisfy us in the morning with your Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble as we have seen trouble


3. The Wow Attitude 3. The Wow Attitude

May your deeds be shown to your May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their servants, your splendor to their childrenchildren


4. The Legacy attitude 4. The Legacy attitude

May the favor of the Lord our God rest May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our upon us; establish the work of our hands for us — yes, establish the hands for us — yes, establish the work of our hands.work of our hands.

LegacyLegacy

Remembered for your buildingRemembered for your buildingPersonhood Personhood ChildhoodChildhoodWifehoodWifehoodHusband-hoodHusband-hoodMarriage-hoodMarriage-hoodMotherhoodMotherhoodFatherhoodFatherhoodFriend-hoodFriend-hoodLeader-hoodLeader-hood

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