"Before the mountains were formed, before YOU made the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity--YOU are GOD.
YOU turn humans back to dust, saying, 'Return, O mortals!'
A thousand years in YOUR sight are like a day that has passed, or like a watch in the night.
YOU sow them in their time, at dawn they peep out. In the morning they blossom, but the flower fades and withers in the evening.
So, make us know the shortness of our life, that we may gain wisdom of heart.
How long will YOU be angry, O YAHWEH? Have mercy on YOUR servant."
- Psalm 90:2-6. 12-13
(The 'anger' and 'wrath' of GOD have been used before [cf. Psalm 6:2] as a description of the brevity and the pain of life.
What is the meaning of our life? What are our values? We cannot elaborate a 'tomorrow' for ourselves, without counting on GOD. This psalm can help us.
Our days pass like a sigh. Our earthly life is short and frail before the face of the eternal GOD. HE is our refuge and can give meaning to our existence. Let us ask HIM to fill it with wisdom, which is to love HIM, praise HIM and serve HIM.)
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