New King James Version
Psalms 102:23
23He weakened my strength in the way; He 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He broke my strength in midlife, cutting short my days.
Context of Psalms 102:23
21To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem, 22When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. 24I said, “O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are 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 You have cast off and abhorred, You have been furious with Your anointed.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
- 2 Timothy 3:1But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
- Revelation 11:2But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.
- Revelation 12:13Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.
- Job 21:21For what does he care about his household after him, When the number of his months is cut in half?
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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