How Long, Lord?

How many are the days of thy ser­vant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? Ps. 119:8 How long, Lord? How many are the days of thy servant? 'Tis not inspired by vain curiosity that I ask the question. I know, and it sufficeth me to know, that the ex­tent of the number of my days is threescore years and ten, or, if I belong to those endowed with a special measure of strength, fourscore years. Beyond this I crave for no more definite information. 'Tis well Thou hidest...