Psalms 102:23

Psalms 102:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
• New International Version (NIV)In the course of my life he broke my strength; he cut short my days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.

Context of Psalms 102:23

21That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem, 22When the peoples shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah. He weakened my strength in the way, he shortened my days. 24I said, My God, take me not away in the midst of my days! ...Thy years are from generation to generation. 25Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:

Psalms 102:23 word by word

עִנָּ֖ה בַדֶּ֥רֶךְ כֹּחִ֗י קִצַּ֥ר יָמָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 102:23

• Psalms 89:38But thou hast rejected and cast off; thou hast been very wroth with thine anointed:
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;
• 1 Timothy 4:1But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
• 2 Timothy 3:1But this know, that in [the] last days difficult times shall be there;
• Revelation 11:2And the court which [is] without the temple cast out, and measure it not; because it has been given [up] to the nations, and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months.
• Revelation 12:13And when the dragon saw that he had been cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which bore the male [child].
• Job 21:21For what pleasure should he have in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?

Commentaries on Psalms 102:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23He weakened my strength in the way - We are brought so low in our captivity by oppression, by every species of hard usage, and by death, that there is now no hope of our restoration by any efforts of our own.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23He weakened my strength in the way - Margin, as in Hebrew, “afflicted.” The idea is, that God had taken his strength away; he had weakened him - humbled him - brought him low by sorrow. The word “way” refers to the course which he was pursuing. In his journey of life God had thus afflicted - humbled - prostrated him. The psalmist here turns from the exulting view which he had of the future Psalm 102:21-22, and resumes his complaint - the remembrance of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 Bodily distempers soon weaken our strength, then what can we expect but that our months should be cut off in the midst; and what should we do but provide accordingly? We must own God's hand in it; and must reconcile this to his love, for often those that have used their strength well, have it weakened; and those who, as we think, can very ill be spared, have their days shortened. It is very comfortable, in reference to all the changes and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-28Although the psalmist suffers in the present, he bases his hope for the future on the Lord’s past faithfulness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2823-28. The writer, speaking for the Church, finds encouragement in the midst of all his distresses. God's eternal existence is a pledge of faithfulness to His promises. in the way--of providence. weakened--literally, "afflicted," and made fearful of a premature end, a figure of the apprehensions of the Church, lest God might not perform His promise, drawn from those of a person in view of the dangers of early death (compare Psa 89:47). Paul (He 1:10)…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 102:23

• Afflictions and Adversities

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Commentaries on Psalms 102

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings