Jehovah Helps Us "To Count Our Days"

As to God, the psalmist adds: "We have come to an end in your anger, and by your rage we have been disturbed. You have set our errors right in front of you, our hidden things before your bright face. For all our days have come to their decline in your fury; we have finished our years just like a whisper." - Psalm 90:7-9.

Faithless Israelites 'came to an end in God's anger.' They were disturbed by his rage,' or 'terrified by his indignation.' (New International Version) Some were "laid low in the wilderness" as a result of divine judgments. (1Corinthians 10:5) Jehovah 'set their errors right in front of him.' He called them to account for their public wrongdoing, but even their "hidden things," or concealed sins, were 'before his bright face.' (Proverbs 15:3) As Objects of God's fury, the unrepentent Israelites 'finished their years just like a whisper.' For that matter, our own brief life span is like a breath passing our lips as a mere whisper.

If any of us were to practice sin secretly, we might be able to hide such conduct from fellow humans for a time. But our hidden wrongdoing would be 'before Jehovah's bright face,' and our actions would damage our relationship with him. To regain intimacy with Jehovah, we would need to pray for his forgiveness, leave our trangressions, and gratefully accept the spiritual help of Christian elders. (Proverbs 28:13; James 5:14, 15) How much better that would be than possibly 'finishing our years just like a whisper,' with our hope of everlasting life in jeopardy!

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