Psalms 102:23

21 To ^adeclare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,

22 ^aWhen the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

23 He weakened my strength in the way;
He ^ashortened my days.

24 ^aI said, “O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
^bYour years are throughout all generations.

25 ^aOf old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

26 ^aThey will perish, but You will¹ endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.

27 But ^aYou are the same,
And Your years will have no end.

28 ^aThe children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Psalms 102:23

He weakened my strength in the way - Margin, as in Hebrew, "afflicted." The idea is, that God had taken his strength away; he had weakened him - humbled him - brought him low by sorrow. The word "way" refers to the course which he was pursuing. In his journey of life God had thus afflicted - humbled - prostrated him. The psalmist here turns from the exulting view which he had of the future Psalms 102:21-22, and resumes his complaint - the remembrance of his troubles and sorrows Psalms 102:3-11. He speaks, doubtless, in the name of his people, and describes troubles which were common to them all. Perhaps the allusion to his troubles here may be designed, as such a recollection should do, to heighten his sense of the goodness and mercy of God in the anticipated blessings of the future.

He shortened my days - Compare Job 21:21; Psalms 89:45. That is, He seemed to be about to cut me off from life, and to bring me to the grave. The psalmist felt so confident that he would die - that he could not endure these troubles, but must sink under them, that he spoke as if it were already done. Compare Psalms 6:4-5.

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