Psalms 102:1

Psalms 102:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.

Context of Psalms 102:1

Hear my prayer, O Lord! And let my cry for help come to You. 2Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress; Incline Your ear to me; In the day when I call answer me quickly. 3For my days have been consumed in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

Psalms 102:1 word by word

יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ תָבֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• , O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• And let my cryשַׁוְעָהshav‛âh · cryH7775
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Psalms 102:1

• Psalms 12:5“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
• Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.
• Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him.
• Psalms 143:4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me.
• Lamentations 3:18So I say, “My strength has perished, And so has my hope from the Lord.”
• Mark 14:33And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.
• Luke 22:44And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.
• Psalms 42:4These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go along with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God, With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
• Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.
• Psalms 77:3When I remember God, then I am disturbed; When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.
• 1 Samuel 1:15But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.
• Psalms 5:2Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray.
• Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
• Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by.

Commentaries on Psalms 102:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hear my prayer - The chief parts of the Psalm answer well to the title: it is the language of the deepest distress, and well directed to Him from whom alone help can come.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear my prayer, O Lord - The prayer which I offer in view of my personal trials; the prayer which I offer as one of an afflicted people. Compare Psalm 4:1; Psalm 17:1; Psalm 18:6. And let my cry come unto thee - My prayer, accompanied with an outward expression of my earnestness. It was not a silent, or a mental prayer; it was a loud and earnest cry. Psalm 5:2; Psalm 18:6, Psalm 18:41; Psalm 30:2; Psalm 72:12; Job 35:9; Job 36:13.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A sorrowful complaint of great afflictions. (1-11) Encouragement by expecting the performances of God's promises to his church. (12-22) The unchangeableness of God. (23-28) Verses 1-11 The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but here, is often elsewhere, the Holy Ghost has put words into our mouths. Here is a prayer put into the hands of the afflicted; let them present it to God. Even good men may be almost overwhelmed with afflictions. It…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist asks the Lord not to turn away (or hide your face). Israel experienced God turning his face away when they were exiled.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281-3. The terms used occur in Psa 4:1; 17:1, 6; 18:6; 31:2, 10; 37:20.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 102:1

• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Cleave
• Create
• Destitute
• Regard
• Accommodation
• Job, Book of
• Psalms, Book of
• lament, lamentation

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