Psalm 102

Psalm 102

A prayer of an afflicted man. When he is faint and pours out his lament before the LORD.

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD;
let my cry for help come to you.

2 Do not hide your face from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.

3 For my days vanish like smoke;
my bones burn like glowing embers.

4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;
I forget to eat my food.

5 Because of my loud groaning
I am reduced to skin and bones.

6 I am like a desert owl,
like an owl among the ruins.

7 I lie awake; I have become
like a bird alone on a roof.

8 All day long my enemies taunt me;
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.

9 For I eat ashes as my food
and mingle my drink with tears

10 because of your great wrath,
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.

11 My days are like the evening shadow;
I wither away like grass.

12 But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever;
your renown endures through all generations.

13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her;
the appointed time has come.

14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.

15 The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.

16 For the LORD will rebuild Zion
and appear in his glory.

17 He will respond to the prayer of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.

18 Let this be written for a future generation,
that a people not yet created may praise the LORD :

19 "The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,

20 to hear the groans of the prisoners
and release those condemned to death."

21 So the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem

22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship the LORD.

23 In the course of my life ^[a] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.

24 So I said:
"Do not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on through all generations.

25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.

26 They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.

27 But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.

28 The children of your servants will live in your presence;
their descendants will be established before you."

Chin Ling: V27 reminded me and assure me that Jesus remains the same and I can trust in his unfailing love. I am also reminded to pray for my spiritual future generation and my physical future generation that they will always praise God in any situation. A heart of thanksgiving and gratitude may arise in our midst! (V18)

Eunice: It hasnt really been a good start of the day.. but I am believing that in the midst of my tired-ness, my strength comes from him! Lord I thank you for being the same ytd, today and tomorrow, and you are the same God as when I first known you. Indeed, your name will be enthroned forever!

Sara: This psalm really reminds me of what im going thru this period... ahhhh... the prayer of an afflicted woman. I feel as if ive reduced to nothing. almost. But reading from the Daily Bread today which prompts us to Listen to God's voice instead of our own, and OBEY, i am affirmed and encouraged that I have done the right thing to listen to Him and not my own feelings which are more than deceiving. I'm glad that I fled from disaster and away from the confusions of the world. And Thank you Lord, that you did not despise me and ignore my pleas. Draw me near to you Lord, never let me go.....

Pam: I think today's Pslam reminded me that yah while in the midst of lamenting my problems... i need to come back and know that the Lord will not abandon us... He is our eternal God who loves me.... !

Crow: v27, The Lord remains the same, only He endures forever. Dwell in the things of the Lord, only such things have value.

Dellia: Lord, no matter what happens...I wanna always believe in You and trust in You, to dwell within Your presence.