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

21As a result, people will shout the Lord's name in Zion. Yes, they will praise him in Jerusalem! 22At that time, people from all nations will meet together. The kingdoms of the world will come to serve the Lord. But God has made me weak before I have reached old age. He has made my life short. 24So I pray, ‘My God, please do not let me die now, in the middle of my life. The years of your life continue for ever! 25Long ago, you built the world on a strong foundation. You created the heavens with your own hands.

Psalms 102:23 word by word

עִנָּ֖ה בַדֶּ֥רֶךְ כֹּחִ֗י קִצַּ֥ר יָמָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He weakenedעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• my strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• he shortenedקָצֵרqâtsar · be shortH7114
• my daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Psalms 102:23

• Psalms 89:38But now you have turned against your king. You have become angry with the king that you have chosen.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3Do not let anyone deceive you like that in any way. That day will not happen until certain other things have happened. Before that day, there will be a time when many people will turn against God. Also, the man who is completely against God will appear. God will surely destroy him in the end.
• 1 Timothy 4:1God's Spirit tells us clearly that, in later times, some people will stop believing the message about Jesus Christ. Instead, they will listen to bad spirits who want people to believe wrong things. They will listen to the message that comes from demons.
• 2 Timothy 3:1Let me tell you this. During the last days of this world, there will be times of great trouble.
• Revelation 11:2But do not measure the yard that is outside God's house. Do not measure it, because God has given that yard to Gentiles who do not believe in him. They will stamp all over God's own city for 42 months and they will destroy it.
• Revelation 12:13The dragon realized that they had thrown him down to the earth. So he chased after the woman who had given birth to the baby boy. He wanted to catch her.
• Job 21:21After wicked people have died, it does not matter to them if their family suffers.

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