New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 102

Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.

A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and Ps 142:2pours out his complaint before the Lord.

1 1Hear my prayer, Lord! And let my cry for help 2come to You.2 3Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress; 4Incline Your ear to me; On the day when I call 5answer me quickly.3For my days 6have ended in smoke, And my 7bones have been scorched like a hearth.4My heart 8has been struck like 9grass and has 10withered, Indeed, I 11forget to eat my bread.5Because of the 12loudness of my groaning My 13bones 14cling to my flesh.6I resemble a 15pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the ruins.7I 16lie awake, I have become like a solitary bird on a housetop.

8My enemies 17have taunted me all day long; Those who 18 19deride me 20have used my name as a 21curse.9For I have eaten ashes like bread, And 22mixed my drink with weeping10 23Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have 24lifted me up and thrown me away.11My days are like a 25 26lengthened shadow, And 27I 28wither away like 29grass.

12But You, Lord, 30 31remain forever, And Your 32 33name remains to all generations.13You will 34arise and have 35compassion on Zion; For 36it is time to be gracious to her, For the 37appointed time has come.14Surely Your servants 38take pleasure in her stones, And feel pity for her dust.15 39So the 40 41nations will fear the name of the Lord, And 42all the kings of the earth, Your glory.16For the Lord has 43built up Zion; He has 44appeared in His glory.17He has 45turned His attention to the prayer of the 46destitute And has not despised their prayer.

18 47This will be 48written for the 49generation to come, 50That 51a people yet to be created 52may praise 53the Lord:19For He 54looked down from His holy height; 55From heaven the Lord looked 56upon the earth,20To hear the 57groaning of the prisoner, To 58set free 59those who were doomed to death,21So that people may 60tell of the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,22When 61the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

23He has broken my strength in the way; He has 62shortened my days.24I say, “My God, 63do not take me away in the middle of my days, Your 64years are 65throughout all generations.25In time of old You 66founded the earth, And the 67heavens are the work of Your hands.26 68Even they will 69perish, but You endure; All of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.27But You are 70 71the same, And Your years will not come to an end.28The 72children of Your servants will continue, And their 73 74descendants will be established before You.”

Notes

1. Psalms 102:1 Ps 39:12; 61:1 ↩
2. Psalms 102:1 Ex 2:23; 1 Sam 9:16 ↩
3. Psalms 102:2 Ps 69:17 ↩
4. Psalms 102:2 Ps 31:2 ↩
5. Psalms 102:2 Ps 69:17 ↩
6. Psalms 102:3 Ps 37:20; James 4:14 ↩
7. Psalms 102:3 Job 30:30; Lam 1:13 ↩
8. Psalms 102:4 Ps 90:5, 6 ↩
9. Psalms 102:4 Lit herbage ↩
10. Psalms 102:4 Ps 37:2; Is 40:7 ↩
11. Psalms 102:4 1 Sam 1:7; 2 Sam 12:17; Ezra 10:6; Job 33:20 ↩
12. Psalms 102:5 Lit voice ↩
13. Psalms 102:5 Job 19:20; Lam 4:8 ↩
14. Psalms 102:5 Lit have cleaved ↩
15. Psalms 102:6 Is 34:11; Zeph 2:14 ↩
16. Psalms 102:7 Ps 77:4 ↩
17. Psalms 102:8 Ps 31:11 ↩
18. Psalms 102:8 Or made a fool of ↩
19. Psalms 102:8 Acts 26:11 ↩
20. Psalms 102:8 Lit have sworn by me ↩
21. Psalms 102:8 2 Sam 16:5; Is 65:15; Jer 29:22 ↩
22. Psalms 102:9 Ps 42:3; 80:5 ↩
23. Psalms 102:10 Ps 38:3 ↩
24. Psalms 102:10 Job 27:21; 30:22 ↩
25. Psalms 102:11 Lit stretched out ↩
26. Psalms 102:11 Job 14:2; Ps 109:23 ↩
27. Psalms 102:11 Or as for me, I ↩
28. Psalms 102:11 Ps 102:4 ↩
29. Psalms 102:11 Lit herbage ↩
30. Psalms 102:12 Or sit enthroned ↩
31. Psalms 102:12 Ps 9:7; 10:16; Lam 5:19 ↩
32. Psalms 102:12 Lit memorial ↩
33. Psalms 102:12 Ex 3:15; Ps 135:13 ↩
34. Psalms 102:13 Ps 12:5; 44:26 ↩
35. Psalms 102:13 Is 60:10; Zech 1:12 ↩
36. Psalms 102:13 Ps 119:126 ↩
37. Psalms 102:13 Ps 75:2; Dan 8:19 ↩
38. Psalms 102:14 Or have found ↩
39. Psalms 102:15 Or And ↩
40. Psalms 102:15 Or Gentiles, heathen ↩
41. Psalms 102:15 1 Kin 8:43; Ps 67:7 ↩
42. Psalms 102:15 Ps 138:4 ↩
43. Psalms 102:16 Ps 147:2 ↩
44. Psalms 102:16 Is 60:1, 2 ↩
45. Psalms 102:17 Neh 1:6; Ps 22:24 ↩
46. Psalms 102:17 Or naked ↩
47. Psalms 102:18 Or Let this be written ↩
48. Psalms 102:18 Deut 31:19; Rom 15:4; 1 Cor 10:11 ↩
49. Psalms 102:18 Ps 22:30; 48:13 ↩
50. Psalms 102:18 Or And ↩
51. Psalms 102:18 Ps 22:31; 78:6f ↩
52. Psalms 102:18 Or will ↩
53. Psalms 102:18 Heb Yah ↩
54. Psalms 102:19 Deut 26:15; Ps 14:2; 53:2 ↩
55. Psalms 102:19 Ps 33:13 ↩
56. Psalms 102:19 Lit toward ↩
57. Psalms 102:20 Ps 79:11 ↩
58. Psalms 102:20 Ps 146:7 ↩
59. Psalms 102:20 Lit the sons of death ↩
60. Psalms 102:21 Ps 22:22 ↩
61. Psalms 102:22 Ps 22:27; 86:9; Is 49:22, 23; 60:3; Zech 8:20-23 ↩
62. Psalms 102:23 Ps 39:5 ↩
63. Psalms 102:24 Ps 39:13; Is 38:10 ↩
64. Psalms 102:24 Job 36:26; Ps 90:2; 102:12; Hab 1:12 ↩
65. Psalms 102:24 Lit in generation of generations ↩
66. Psalms 102:25 Gen 1:1; Neh 9:6; Heb 1:10-12 ↩
67. Psalms 102:25 Ps 96:5 ↩
68. Psalms 102:26 Lit They themselves ↩
69. Psalms 102:26 Is 34:4; 51:6; Matt 24:35; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 20:11 ↩
70. Psalms 102:27 Lit He ↩
71. Psalms 102:27 Is 41:4; 43:10; Mal 3:6; James 1:17 ↩
72. Psalms 102:28 Ps 69:36 ↩
73. Psalms 102:28 Lit seed ↩
74. Psalms 102:28 Ps 89:4 ↩

Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.

A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and Ps 142:2pours out his complaint before the Lord.

Notes

Commentaries on Psalms 102