New King James Version
Psalms 102:24
24I said, “O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.
Psalms 102:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
- New International Version (NIV)So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"O my God," I say, "take me not away in the midst of my days— you whose years endure throughout all generations!"
- New Living Translation (NLT)But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever, don’t take my life while I am so young!
Context of Psalms 102:24
22When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. 23He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. I 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. 26They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.
Read all of Psalms 102Psalms 102:24 word by word
אֹמַ֗ר אֵלִ֗י אַֽל־תַּ֭עֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִ֣י יָמָ֑י בְּד֖וֹר דּוֹרִ֣ים שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:24
- Psalms 39:13Remove Your gaze from me, that I may regain strength, Before I go away and am no more.”
- Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the remainder of my years.”
- Psalms 102:12But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
- Psalms 9:7But the Lord shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.
- Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
- Habakkuk 1:12Are You not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Lord, You have appointed them for judgment; O Rock, You have marked them for correction.
- Revelation 1:4John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,
Commentaries on Psalms 102:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24I said, O my God - This and the following verses seem to be the form of prayer which the captives used previously to their deliverance. Thy years are throughout all generations - This was a frequent argument used to induce God to hear prayer. We are frail and perishing; thou art everlasting: deliver us, and we will glorify thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days - This was the burden of my prayer, for this I earnestly pleaded. See Psalm 30:9; Isaiah 38:1-3, Isaiah 38:9-18. The word used here means “to cause to ascend or go up” and the expression might have been translated, “Cause me not to ascend.” The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render it, “Call me not away.” Dr. Horsley,” Carry me not off.” In the word there may be an allusion - an obscure one, it…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. 24The psalmist compares his short life (Psalm 102:23) to God's eternal existence (compare 90:4).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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