PSALM 90 Some Last Things

Psalm 90 has been part of preparation for death
               for millions of Christians.
Preparing for a good death has been , in every century
               except our own, an acceptable goal in life.

Psalm 90:1
KJV         
 LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
NLT 
 LORD, through all generations you have been our home.
GNB TEV
Lord you have always been our home.

The names, titles and epithetes for the Lord our God,
are both numerous and interesting,
Psalm 90 gives us " Eternal Home"

Hymn No 878 in the
Methodist Hymnbook
From Psalm 90
By Isaac Watts 1674- 1748

O God, our help in ages past                    
Our hope for years to come                      
Our shelter from the stormy blast,              
And our eternal home.                                

Psalm 90:12 KJV
.....teach us to number our days,
That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Psalm 90:12 NLT
Teach us to make the most of our time
so that we may grow in wisdom.

In the first line.....the numbering of our days is about
making the best use of our time.
The second line is about spiritual growth,
not just about accumulating knowledge,
but applying our hearts to the revealed truth
and growing in grace and in the knowledge of the Lord

The first word of verse 12 in each of these translations
is ;- "Teach us"  It is a prayer in which we are asking our Lord
to teach us to make what He considers  is the best use
of the time he is giving us.
      We might ask the Lord to show us where we have made
 the best use of our time----this morning, this week so far,
in the last year and in recent years.
      When we come to see what has been most pleasing
 to the Lord, that might effect our motivation for this afternoon
and to-morrow, for the coming year and for life ahead.
If we have time, we might ask the Lord how to make
the best use of our time..............................................