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Psalm 102
102:1 The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord . O Lord , hear my prayer ! Pay attention to my cry for help ! 102:2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble ! Listen to me! When I call out to you, quickly answer me! 102:3 For my days go up in smoke , and my bones are charred like a fireplace . 102:4 My heart is parched and withered like grass , for I am unable to eat food . 102:5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan , my bones protrude from my skin . 102:6 I am like an owl in the wilderness ; I am like a screech owl among the ruins . 102:7 I stay awake ; I am like a solitary bird on a roof . 102:8 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses . 102:9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread , and mix my drink with my tears , 102:10 because of your anger and raging fury . Indeed , you pick me up and throw me away . 102:11 My days are coming to an end , and I am withered like grass . 102:12 But you , O Lord , rule forever , and your reputation endures . 102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion . For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come . 102:14 Indeed , your servants take delight in her stones , and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. 102:15 The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord , and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor , 102:16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion , and reveals his splendor , 102:17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute , and does not reject their request . 102:18 The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations ; people yet to be born will praise the Lord .

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  • [Psa 102:1] Lord, Hear My Prayer
  • [Psa 102:2] Let Me Lean On Thee
  • [Psa 102:2] Lord, To Our Humble Prayers Attend
  • [Psa 102:2] My Father, Hear My Prayer
  • [Psa 102:7] Lonely Voices Crying In The City
  • [Psa 102:8] Eternal God, How They’re Increased
  • [Psa 102:11] A Few More Years Shall Roll
  • [Psa 102:11] Hark! How Time’s Wide Sounding Bell
  • [Psa 102:11] My Days Are Gliding Swiftly By
  • [Psa 102:11] My Span Of Life Will Soon Be Done
  • [Psa 102:11] Twilight Is Falling
  • [Psa 102:11] Sunset Gate, The
  • [Psa 102:11] When On My Day Of Life
  • [Psa 102:11] While With Ceaseless Course The Sun
  • [Psa 102:12] Thou, O Lord, Art God Alone
  • [Psa 102:13] Let Sion And Her Sons Rejoice
  • [Psa 102:17] The Lord Has Heard And Answered Prayer

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • The messianic psalms are perhaps the most commonly known type. They predict the coming of a messiah. Franz Delitzsch broke these psalms down into five kinds. The first is the purely prophetic, which predicts that a future Dav...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • 2:4 David envisioned God as ruler over all sitting on His royal throne in heaven not at all threatened or worried about the plan of the nations, but laughing at its futility. The figure of God sitting on His throne is a commo...
  • This is one of the penitential psalms in which David repented for some sin he had committed and for which he was suffering discipline (cf. Pss. 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143).33We do not know what he did to bring on this illness ...
  • 6:1 A more literal translation of this verse would be, "O Lord, not in Your anger rebuke me; not in Your wrath chasten me."By putting the negative first David emphasized the manner of the Lord's discipline. David knew his was...
  • 102:3-7 Several statements illustrate how the psalmist felt. He had lost many good days to suffering. His sorrow had made his bones ache; his emotional state was affecting his physical condition. He felt withered under the he...
  • 102:12-13 In contrast to his own brief life the suffering psalmist voiced his belief that God would continue forever. The "thou"("you,"NIV) is emphatic in the Hebrew text stressing the contrast. He believed God would shortly ...
  • This popular Davidic psalm reviews God's mercies and expresses confident hope in His covenant promises. Though there is no real connection between this psalm and the preceding one, this one expresses thanks for answered praye...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
  • Micah had prayed, he received the Lord's answer, and this answer moved him to worship (cf. Exod. 34:6-7).447:18 The prophet praised Yahweh as a God who is unique in that He pardons the rebellious sins of the surviving remnant...
  • Habakkuk's prayer is hymnic in form, like many of the psalms (cf. Ps. 16; 30; 45; 88; 102; 142), and it apparently stood apart from the rest of the book at one time, as this title verse suggests. "Shigionoth"may be the title ...
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