Psalms 90:12
They shall bear thee up on their hands, 1 Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
In Context
11For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, 1 To keep thee in all thy ways. 1
13Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: 1 And thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon. 1
Cross References
Job 28:28And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; 1 And to abstain from evil is understanding.
Psalms 39:5Blessed is the man whose hope is the name of the Lord, 1 And who has not regarded vanities and false frenzies. 1
Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, 1 And the mortal who knows prudence. 1
Proverbs 8:32Now then, my son, hear me: 1 Blessed is the man who shall hearken to me, 1 And the mortal who shall keep my ways; 1
Proverbs 18:1A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses; 1 But at all times he will be liable to reproach. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 90:8-12
Penitent Submission. 7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even… Read the whole commentary →