English Standard Version
Psalms 102:23
23He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He broke my strength in midlife, cutting short my days.
Context of Psalms 102:23
21that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise, 22when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the Lord. He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days. 24"O my God," I say, "take me not away in the midst of my days— you whose years endure throughout all generations!" 25Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Read all of Psalms 102Psalms 102:23 word by word
עִנָּ֖ה בַדֶּ֥רֶךְ כֹּחִ֗י קִצַּ֥ר יָמָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:23
- Psalms 89:38But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
- 2 Timothy 3:1But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
- Revelation 11:2but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
- Revelation 12:13And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
- Job 21:21For what do they care for their houses after them, when the number of their 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
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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
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