Pentecost Season · Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 (1) or Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 (7, 8)
Teach Us to Count Our Days
August 6, 2028
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"So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart" (Psalm 90:12).
Psalm 90 contrasts the brevity of human life with God's eternity and prays for wisdom to number our days well, a natural pairing with Ecclesiastes. The alternate, Psalm 95, is an invitation to worship that warns against hardening one's heart, read here as a caution against trusting in what does not last.
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Commentary
Psalm 90 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Explains Moses's prayer for wisdom to number our fleeting days.
Psalm 90:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentary on God's eternity set against human transience.
Psalm 90 StudyLight
Offers verse-by-verse notes on the prayer to count our days wisely.
Psalm 95:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Covers the alternate psalm's call to worship and warning against a hardened heart.
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