Text -- Psalms 102:1-2 (NET)

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!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 102:1

¹ sn Psalm 102. The psalmist laments his oppressed state, but longs for a day when the Lord will restore Jerusalem and vindicate his suffering people.

² tn Heb “and may my cry for help come to you.”

NET Notes: Psa 102:2

¹ tn Heb “do not hide your face from me in the day of my trouble.” The idiom “to hide the face” can mean “to ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “to reject” (see Pss 29:7; 30:7; 88:14).

² tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”