psalm 90:12

teach us to number our days aright

because He is so infinite and we are so circumscribed; because one is so eternal the other withers like the day's grass. i see, sometimes, in a momentary flash of sight, how mortal my desires issues and fears are, and pray with moses, teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. if even moses the man of God, i think, had need of a prayer like this, so much more do i, for the clear sightedness to value the brevity to not regret the mistakes and to dare hope for the days to come.