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 come unto thee. 2Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: incline thine ear unto me; in the day when I call answer me speedily. 3For my days consume away like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.

Psalms 102:1 word by word

יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ תָבֽוֹא׃Read the interlinear

• prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 102:1

• Psalms 12:5For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety at whom they puff.
• Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
• Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before him; I shew before him my trouble.
• Psalms 143:4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
• Lamentations 3:18And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from the LORD.
• Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.
• Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.
• Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
• Psalms 42:4These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
• Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah
• Psalms 77:3I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah
• 1 Samuel 1:15And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.
• Psalms 5:2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee do I pray.
• Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
• Psalms 57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

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