Psalm 90:12
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָמַד
lâmad
properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
מִסְפָּר
miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
יוֹם
yôwm
a 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 asso...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
לֵבָב
lêbâb
the heart (as the most interior organ);
Key Terms in This Verse
לָמַד lâmad
properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
Study H3925 →מִסְפָּר miçpâr
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
Study H4557 →יוֹם yôwm
a 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)
Study H3117 →Cross References
LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am.
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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