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Psalm 102

Psa. 102:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Prayer
tphillah (Hebrew #8605)
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
KJV usage: prayer.
Pronounce: tef-il-law'
Origin: from 6419
πof the afflicted
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
, whenx he is overwhelmed
`ataph (Hebrew #5848)
to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
KJV usage: cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.
Pronounce: aw-taf'
Origin: a primitive root
, and pourethy out
shaphak (Hebrew #8210)
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out
KJV usage: cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
Pronounce: shaw-fak'
Origin: a primitive root
his complaint
siyach (Hebrew #7879)
a contemplation; by implication, an utterance
KJV usage: babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.
Pronounce: see'-akh
Origin: from 7878
before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
.>> Hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
b my prayer
tphillah (Hebrew #8605)
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
KJV usage: prayer.
Pronounce: tef-il-law'
Origin: from 6419
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, and let my cry
shav`ah (Hebrew #7775)
a hallooing
KJV usage: crying.
Pronounce: shav-aw'
Origin: feminine of 7773
come
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
unto thee.
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or, for.
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Psa. 61:2• 2From the end of the earth I will call unto thee,{HR}When my heart is overwhelmed:{HR}To a rock higher than I thou wilt lead me. (Psa. 61:2)
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Psa. 62:8• 8Confide in him at every time, O people;{HR}Pour out before him your heart:{HR}God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. (Psa. 62:8)
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Psa. 145:19• 19The pleasure of those that fear him he will do;{HR}And their cry he will hear and save them. (Psa. 145:19)

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1-11:  The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.
12-17:  He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God.
18-22:  The mercies of God are to be recorded.
23-28:  He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God.
A.M. cir. 3464.
B.C. cir. 540.
(Title.)
A Prayer.This psalm was evidently composed towards the close of the Babylonian captivity; and probably by the prophet Daniel.of.
or, for.
overwhelmed.
Psa. 12:5• 5Because of the oppression of the afflicted,{HR}Because of the groaning of the needy,{HR}Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;{HR}I will place in safety [from] him that puffeth at him. (Psa. 12:5)
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Psa. 61:2• 2From the end of the earth I will call unto thee,{HR}When my heart is overwhelmed:{HR}To a rock higher than I thou wilt lead me. (Psa. 61:2)
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Psa. 69:1‑2• 1To the chief musician, on Shoshannim (lilies) ; of David.{HR}Save me, O God, for the waters have come unto [my] soul.
 2I sink in deep mire where [is] no standing.{HR}I am come into depths of waters,{HR}And the flood overfloweth me. (Psa. 69:1‑2)
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Psa. 142:2‑3• 2I pour out in his presence my plaint;{HR}My distress in his presence show.
 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,{HR}{i}Thou{/i} knewest my path;{HR}In the way that I go they hid a snare for me. (Psa. 142:2‑3)
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Psa. 143:4• 4And overwhelmed in (on) me is my spirit,{HR}In the midst of me desolated is my heart. (Psa. 143:4)
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Lam. 3:18‑20• 18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from Jehovah.
 19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
 20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. (Lam. 3:18‑20)
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Mark 14:33‑34• 33{i}And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be{/i} amazed and deeply depressed.
 34And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; tarry here and watch. (Mark 14:33‑34)
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Luke 22:44• 44And being in conflict he prayed more intently, and his sweat became as clots of blood falling down upon the earth. (Luke 22:44)
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Heb. 5:7• 7who in the days of his flesh having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him that was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears, and having been heard because of his godly fear, (Heb. 5:7)
poureth.
Psa. 42:4• 4These things do I remember, and I pour out my soul within me;{HR}When I pass through the crowd, I go softly with them{HR}Unto the house of God with the voice of singing and praise,{HR}A multitude keeping a feast. (Psa. 42:4)
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Psa. 62:8• 8Confide in him at every time, O people;{HR}Pour out before him your heart:{HR}God [is] a refuge for us. Selah. (Psa. 62:8)
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Psa. 77:3• 3I remembered God and was disquieted;{HR}I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. (Psa. 77:3)
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Psa. 142:2• 2I pour out in his presence my plaint;{HR}My distress in his presence show. (Psa. 142:2)
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1 Sam. 1:15‑16• 15{i}And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before Jehovah.{/i}
 16{i}Take not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my grief and provocation have I spoken hitherto.{/i} (1 Sam. 1:15‑16)
Hear.
Psa. 5:2• 2Hearken unto the voice of my cry for help,{HR}My King and my God;{HR}For unto thee will I pray. (Psa. 5:2)
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Psa. 55:1‑5• 1To the chief musician, on Neginoth : an instruction of David.{HR}Give ear to my prayer, O God,{HR}And hide not thyself from my supplication.
 2Attend unto me and answer me.{HR}I am restless in my plaint and moan,{HR}Because of the voice of the enemy,
 3Because of the oppression of the wicked;{HR}For they cast iniquity upon me,{HR}And in anger they persecute me.
 4My heart is writhing within me,{HR}And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
 5Fear and trembling are come upon me,{HR}And horror hath overwhelmed me. (Psa. 55:1‑5)
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Psa. 57:1‑3• 1To the chief musician; Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam, on his fleeing from Saul in the cave.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me;{HR}For my soul [is] trusting in thee;{HR}And in the shadow of thy wings will I trust until mischiefs shall pass.
 2I will call unto God Most High,{HR}Unto God that perfecteth for me.
 3He will send from the heavens and save me:{HR}He that would swallow me up reviled! Selah.{HR}God will send his mercy and his truth. (Psa. 57:1‑3)
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Psa. 130:1‑2• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Out of the depths{HR}Do I call on thee, Jehovah.
 2Lord, hear (in) my voice;{HR}Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. (Psa. 130:1‑2)
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Psa. 41:1‑2• 1To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Blessed [is] he that payeth attention to the poor;{HR}In the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.
 2Jehovah will preserve him and keep him alive:{HR}He shall be prospered in the land;{HR}And do not thou give him up to the will of his enemies. (Psa. 41:1‑2)
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Psa. 143:7• 7Hasten, answer me, Jehovah: my spirit faileth;{HR}Hide not thy face from me,{HR}And I shall not be like [those that] go down to the pit. (Psa. 143:7)
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Psa. 145:19• 19The pleasure of those that fear him he will do;{HR}And their cry he will hear and save them. (Psa. 145:19)
let my.
Psa. 18:6• 6In my distress I call upon Jehovah,{HR}And unto my God do I cry for help;{HR}From his temple heareth he my voice,{HR}And my supplication before him cometh into his ears. (Psa. 18:6)
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Ex. 2:23• 23And it came to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and cried; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. (Ex. 2:23)
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Judg. 10:16• 16{i}And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.{/i} (Judg. 10:16)
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1 Sam. 9:16• 16{i}Tomorrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him prince over my people Israel; and he will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.{/i} (1 Sam. 9:16)
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2 Chron. 30:27• 27{i}And the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, to the heavens{/i}. (2 Chron. 30:27)
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Lam. 3:8,44• 8{i}Even when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.{HR}{/i}
 44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud that our prayer should not pass through. (Lam. 3:8,44)
• Book 4, Series 2. Appendix Psalm. Messianic Psalm: His Anticipative Suffering in Gethsemane (Hebrews 1:10-12) (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• It applies especially to the Lord Jesus Himself, whatever occasion circumstances of individual sorrow may have furnished to its composition. The citation of it in Heb. 1 leaves no doubt as to this; and gives to the psalm a depth of interest which scarce another equals it in. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 102-106” by J.N. Darby)
• The eternal truth of the Lord's divine nature meeting the reality of His sorrows even unto death. Hence it is especially His Person which is the peculiar object of this psalm. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 102-106” by J.N. Darby)
• The psalm presents experiences of the Lord which may have been anticipated in spirit during His life, but were entered into in all their fullness in the garden of Gethsemane only. The sufferings of this psalm are not those felt by the Lord by reason of His treatment at the hands of men, though this is present to His soul; nor is it suffering in view of His expiatory work—bearing wrath and indignation from the hand of God—though this, too, is before Him. The psalm presents His own personal sufferings as identified with His suffering people. (“Psalm 102” by H. Smith)
• (vv. 1-11) These verses present the identification of Messiah in spirit with the suffering remnant of His people Israel. It is the cry of “the Man of sorrows” in the day of distress. (“Psalm 102” by H. Smith)
• With the coming of Christ to establish His Kingdom outlined in the previous series (Ps 94-101), this series {Psa. 102-106} gives the effects of the Kingdom being established in the hearts of redeemed Israel; namely, the overflow of their praise. But before their hearts are lifted up in song and praise they must learn the meaning of the sufferings of Christ on the cross. (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)
• This psalm brings before us the complaint of the suffering Christ to God as “the Man of sorrows.” He sees Himself deserted by His followers (vs. 1-7). (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Jehovah, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee.

W. Kelly Translation

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Aa prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and before Jehovah poureth out his complaint.{HR}Jehovah, hear my prayer,{HR}And let my cry come unto thee.

WK Translation Notes

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This Psalm is "A prayer of the afflicted," yet it is Messiah’s depth of humiliation which gives occasion to this expression of His divine glory. Out of that depth the Son contrasts His own wasting away in trouble with the permanence of Jehovah, with the certainty of Zion’s rise from ruin, and the fulfilment of hope in the glorious morrow, when the peoples shall be no longer rebellious but gathered together to serve Jehovah. But when Messiah renews His cry of sorrow, the Father declares that the holy Sufferer is, no less than Himself, Jehovah the Creator, Who will change the creature as of old He made it, and is destined yet to have the sons of His servants abiding, and their seed established before Him.