Outlive: A Walk With Moses (Psalm 90)Sample

In Psalm 90:14, Moses makes another request, this time for the favor of satisfaction in view of our responsibilities.

Who has not wondered if his labors were worthwhile, let alone satisfying? Life at work can quickly get meaningless, even harsh, in hamster-wheel monotony. These prayers of Psalm 90 were rehearsed daily on account of the agricultural grind and hard labor facing workers setting out each morning. Without the favor of God’s satisfaction, work can be miserable and fruitless. So Moses prays:

O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness,

That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. (Psalm 90:14)

We, too, can daily ask for God’s lovingkindness to provide us satisfaction in our labors, that we will experience joy at work, and that throughout each day and all our days we will be filled with joyful labor rather than sorrowful labor (see Psalm 90:10). The apostle Paul, from a Roman prison, calls on us to rejoice always, even in each dreary day, because the source of joy is the Lord Himself (Philippians 4:4).