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Iyar 1

Always

“…All the days of my life …” (Ps 23:6 ISR)

Us humans tend to measure our time in a myriad of ways: “in a minute”; “couple of hours later”; “in a few days”; “weeks ago”; “next month”; and “years gone by”.  And yet, it is our Creator that first introduced the concept of time, first with one day, then with a seven day week (see Gen 1 and 2), followed by the number of days in a lunar cycle, and finally with the concept of a year, which incorporated the four seasons (Gen 1:14).

The image presented by the phrase “all the days of my life” is different for each one of us; for a young adult, it encompasses many years, yet for a mature senior, it is of a much shorter duration.  How can we know the number of years of our life?  To be honest, I do not think we can accurately know this – in spite of what Ps 90:10 says.  The book of Job tells us that “Man born of woman is of few days and turmoil-filled” (Job 14:1), and that “since his days are decided, the number of his months is with You, You have appointed his bounds which he does not pass over.” (Job 14:5)  It is up to Elohim who, in His wisdom, will decide the length of the life we live on this earth.

We are also told to “number our days” (Ps 90:10), a thought that which, in the Hebrew, carries with it the idea of preparing, and assigning (see Strong’s #H4487).  Further instructions coming from the Brit Chadashah (New Testament) tell us to “See then that you walk exactly, not as unwise, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are wicked” (Eph 5:15-16).  I propose that “redeeming the time” carries with it the same idea of “numbering our days”, which in turn would point to the way we are to “walk”, which would equal Torah.

And when I choose Elohim as my Shepherd, and diligently follow hard after Him, walking in His ways, then He is the One that has control over “all the days of my life.”  Amein.

“One matter I asked of יהוה – this I seek: To dwell in the House of יהוה ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, To see the pleasantness of יהוה, And to inquire in His Hĕḵal.” (Ps 27:4 ISR, emphasis mine)

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