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Text -- Psalms 102:1-28 (NET)
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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 .
102:19 For he will look down from his sanctuary above ; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth ,
102:20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners , and to set free those condemned to die ,
102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion , and praise him in Jerusalem ,
102:22 when the nations gather together , and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord .
102:23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days .
102:24 I say , “O my God , please do not take me away in the middle of my life ! You endure through all generations .
102:25 In earlier times you established the earth ; the skies are your handiwork .
102:26 They will perish , but you will endure . They will wear out like a garment ; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear .
102:27 But you remain; your years do not come to an end.
102:28 The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ACCOMMODATION |
Jesus, The Christ |
Afflictions and Adversities |
God |
Church |
Prayer |
Gentiles |
Immortality |
Heaven |
Prophecy |
Pelican |
Earth |
Fellowship |
INSPIRATION, 1-7 |
Thankfulness |
Quotations and Allusions |
UNCHANGEABLE; UNCHANGEABLENESS |
Prisoners |
OWL |
SPARROW |
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NET Notes -> Psa 102:1; Psa 102:1; Psa 102:2; Psa 102:2; Psa 102:3; Psa 102:3; Psa 102:4; Psa 102:4; Psa 102:4; Psa 102:5; Psa 102:6; Psa 102:6; Psa 102:6; Psa 102:7; Psa 102:8; Psa 102:9; Psa 102:9; Psa 102:10; Psa 102:11; Psa 102:12; Psa 102:12; Psa 102:13; Psa 102:14; Psa 102:14; Psa 102:14; Psa 102:15; Psa 102:15; Psa 102:17; Psa 102:17; Psa 102:17; Psa 102:18; Psa 102:19; Psa 102:19; Psa 102:20; Psa 102:21; Psa 102:21; Psa 102:22; Psa 102:23; Psa 102:24; Psa 102:24; Psa 102:26; Psa 102:26; Psa 102:27; Psa 102:28; Psa 102:28
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NET Notes: Psa 102:3 The Hebrew noun מוֹ־קֵד (mo-qed, “fireplace”) occurs only here, in Isa 33:14 (where it refers to...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:4 I am unable to eat food. During his time of mourning, the psalmist refrained from eating. In the following verse he describes metaphorically the physi...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:5 Heb “from the sound of my groaning my bone[s] stick to my flesh.” The preposition at the beginning of the verse is causal; the phrase R...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:6 By comparing himself to a screech owl among the ruins, the psalmist may be highlighting his loneliness (see v. 7), though he may also be comparing his...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:7 This probably refers to the psalmist’s inability to sleep. Another option is to translate, “I keep watch,” in which case it might re...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:8 Heb “by me they swear.” When the psalmist’s enemies call judgment down on others, they hold the psalmist up as a prime example of wh...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:11 Heb “my days [are] like an extended [or “lengthening”] shadow,” that is, like a late afternoon shadow made by the descending s...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:13 The imperfect verbal forms are understood as expressing the psalmist’s confidence in God’s intervention. Another option is to take them as...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:15 The verb “will fear” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).
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NET Notes: Psa 102:17 The perfect verbal forms in vv. 16-17 are functioning as future perfects, indicating future actions that will precede the future developments describe...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:18 The Hebrew text has simply “this,” referring to the anticipated divine intervention on behalf of Zion (vv. 13, 16-17). The referent has be...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:19 The perfect verbal forms in v. 19 are functioning as future perfects, indicating future actions that will precede the future developments described in...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:20 Heb “the sons of death.” The phrase “sons of death” (see also Ps 79:11) is idiomatic for those condemned to die.
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NET Notes: Psa 102:21 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Psa 102:23 Heb “he has afflicted my strength in the way.” The term “way” refers here to the course of the psalmist’s life, which ap...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:26 The Hebrew verb חָלַף (khalaf) occurs twice in this line, once in the Hiphil (“you will remove them”) and on...
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NET Notes: Psa 102:27 Heb “you [are] he,” or “you [are] the one.” The statement may echo the Lord’s affirmation “I am he” in Isa 4...
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