Lyrics
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Truth is You've been too good to me
You've been way too good
Truth is You've been too good to me
I could not be who I am today
Without You God
Without You God
Help me to number my days
Truth is I'm no good without You God
With You God
Help me to number my days
Verse 1
You wanna see me low
I wanna see you live
You wanna see me fall
I wanna see you stand
I wanna see me cry
I wanna see you smile
I wanna see you climb
The highest height and reach the sky
You wanna see me angry
I wanna see you fed
I wanna see you live
Why do wanna see me dead
Yo can't allow my heart beat different than yours
There's no division nothing hidden
This rhythm is pure
I got a table everybody come sit with me
God bless all my enemies
I know that you're sick of me
When you know your identity
It's easy to spit at me
The same way they did Jesus
They'd find something to stick on me
Verse 2
With every drip of blood
It's an honor to believe in You
I keep You close the Holy Ghost
My life is so complete in You
There is no defeat in You
There is no deceit in You
I hit my knees for You
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
Hey teach me how to number my days
Show me how to measure with counts
Everybody gotta go to the grave
And I just pray on judgement day
Lord Your mercy is found
Chorus (Repeat x2)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Teach Me to Number My Days" opens with a repeated confession of gratitude, naming God's goodness as exceeding what could otherwise be claimed or deserved. That repeated phrase, truth is, frames the entire song around honest acknowledgment rather than performed praise.
Its first verse shifts into direct address against an unnamed adversary, contrasting a desire to see others thrive with an opposing wish to see them fail, before naming false accusation suffered the same way Jesus once faced it. That comparison, personal persecution mirrored against Christ's own trial, grounds the song's resilience in a recognized biblical pattern.
Rooted in contemporary gospel hip-hop's confessional style, the song functions as an extended prayer borrowing a well-known psalm's request, asking to number one's days wisely in light of certain mortality, its closing bridge naming judgment day and God's mercy together as the final, sobering context for that same request.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 90:12 Prays to be taught to number one's days to gain a heart of wisdom, directly echoed in the song's title and repeated request.
- Matthew 26:59-60 Describes false testimony sought against Jesus at his trial, directly echoed in the song's comparison of its own persecution.