Thematic Bible

Psalm 102:1

Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry for help come to You!
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:2


Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress!
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call, answer me quickly.

Psalm 102:3


For my days have vanished in smoke,
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:4


My heart has been struck like grass and withered,
Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.

Psalm 102:5


Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble]
My bones cling to my flesh.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:6


I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness;
I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.

Psalm 102:7


I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning],
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

Psalm 102:8


My enemies taunt me all day long;
Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.

Psalm 102:9


For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And have mingled my drink with tears

Psalm 102:10


Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.

Psalm 102:11


My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun];
And as for me, I wither away like grass.

Psalm 102:12


But You, O Lord, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign];
And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:13


You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;
Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:14


For Your servants find [melancholy] pleasure in the stones [of her ruins]
And feel pity for her dust.

Psalm 102:15


So the nations will fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth [will recognize] Your glory.

Psalm 102:16


For the Lord has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory and brilliance;

Psalm 102:17


He has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
And has not despised their prayer.

Psalm 102:18


Let this be recorded for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created will praise the Lord.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:19


For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary],
From heaven the Lord gazed on the earth,

Psalm 102:20


To hear the sighing of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

Psalm 102:21


So that people may declare the name of the Lord in Zion
And His praise in Jerusalem,
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:22


When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 102:23


He has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way;
He has shortened my days.

Psalm 102:24


I said, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days;
Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations.

Psalm 102:25


“At the beginning You founded the earth;
The heavens are the work of Your hands.

Psalm 102:26


“Even they will perish, but You endure;
Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment.
Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.

Psalm 102:27


“But You remain the same,
And Your years will never end.

Psalm 102:28


“The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”