Apologetics Bible

Psalms 102:1

Hebrew

תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִֽי־יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יְהוָה יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחֽוֹ׃

tefilah-le'aniy-khiy-ya'atof-velifeney-yehvah-yishefokhe-shiychvo

KJV: Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

AKJV: Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to you.

ASV: Hear my prayer, O Jehovah,

YLT: A Prayer of the afflicted when he is feeble, and before Jehovah poureth out his plaint. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, yea, my cry to Thee cometh.

Exposition: Psalms 102:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:2

Hebrew

יְהוָה שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי אֵלֶיךָ תָבֽוֹא׃

yehvah-shime'ah-tefilatiy-veshave'atiy-'eleykha-tavvo'

KJV: Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

AKJV: Hide not your face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline your ear to me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

ASV: Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress:

YLT: Hide not Thou Thy face from me, In a day of mine adversity, Incline unto me Thine ear, In the day I call, haste, answer me.

Exposition: Psalms 102:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:3

Hebrew

אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי בְּיוֹם צַר לִי הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַי אָזְנֶךָ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא מַהֵר עֲנֵֽנִי׃

'al-taseter-faneykha- -mimeniy-veyvom-tzar-liy-hateh-'elay-'azenekha-veyvom-'eqera'-maher-'aneniy

KJV: For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

AKJV: For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

ASV: For my days consume away like smoke,

YLT: For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.

Exposition: Psalms 102:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:4

Hebrew

כִּֽי־כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹ־קֵד נִחָֽרוּ׃

khiy-khalv-ve'ashan-yamay-ve'atzemvotay-khemvo-qed-nicharv

KJV: My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

AKJV: My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

ASV: My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;

YLT: Smitten as the herb, and withered, is my heart, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.

Exposition: Psalms 102:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:5

Hebrew

הוּכָּֽה־כָעֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַשׁ לִבִּי כִּֽי־שָׁכַחְתִּי מֵאֲכֹל לַחְמִֽי׃

hvkhah-kha'eshev-vayivash-liviy-khiy-shakhachetiy-me'akhol-lachemiy

KJV: By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

AKJV: By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones stick to my skin.

ASV: By reason of the voice of my groaning

YLT: From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.

Exposition: Psalms 102:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:6

Hebrew

מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃

miqvol-'anechatiy-daveqah-'atzemiy-liveshariy

KJV: I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

AKJV: I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

ASV: I am like a pelican of the wilderness;

YLT: I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.

Exposition: Psalms 102:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:7

Hebrew

דָּמִיתִי לִקְאַת מִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי כְּכוֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃

damiytiy-liqe'at-midevar-hayiytiy-khekhvos-choravvot

KJV: I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

AKJV: I watch, and am as a sparrow alone on the house top.

ASV: I watch, and am become like a sparrow

YLT: I have watched, and I am As a bird alone on the roof.

Exposition: Psalms 102:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:8

Hebrew

שָׁקַדְתִּי וָאֶֽהְיֶה כְּצִפּוֹר בּוֹדֵד עַל־גָּֽג׃

shaqadetiy-va'eheyeh-khetzifvor-vvoded-'al-gag

KJV: Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

AKJV: My enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

ASV: Mine enemies reproach me all the day;

YLT: All the day mine enemies reproached me, Those mad at me have sworn against me.

Exposition: Psalms 102:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:9

Hebrew

כָּל־הַיּוֹם חֵרְפוּנִי אוֹיְבָי מְהוֹלָלַי בִּי נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃

khal-hayvom-cherefvniy-'voyevay-mehvolalay-viy-nisheva'v

KJV: For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

AKJV: For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.

ASV: For I have eaten ashes like bread,

YLT: Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

Exposition: Psalms 102:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:10

Hebrew

כִּי־אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָֽכְתִּי׃

khiy-'efer-khalechem-'akhaletiy-veshiquvay-vivekhiy-masakhetiy

KJV: Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

AKJV: Because of your indignation and your wrath: for you have lifted me up, and cast me down.

ASV: Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:

YLT: From Thine indignation and Thy wrath, For Thou hast lifted me up, And dost cast me down.

Exposition: Psalms 102:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:11

Hebrew

מִפְּנֵֽי־זַֽעַמְךָ וְקִצְפֶּךָ כִּי נְשָׂאתַנִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃

mifeney-za'amekha-veqitzefekha-khiy-nesha'taniy-vatasheliykheniy

KJV: My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

AKJV: My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass.

ASV: My days are like a shadow that declineth;

YLT: My days as a shadow are stretched out, And I--as the herb I am withered.

Exposition: Psalms 102:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:12

Hebrew

יָמַי כְּצֵל נָטוּי וַאֲנִי כָּעֵשֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃

yamay-khetzel-natvy-va'aniy-kha'eshev-'iyvash

KJV: But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

AKJV: But you, O LORD, shall endure for ever; and your remembrance to all generations.

ASV: But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever;

YLT: And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.

Exposition: Psalms 102:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:13

Hebrew

וְאַתָּה יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וְזִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹֽר׃

ve'atah-yehvah-le'volam-teshev-vezikherekha-ledor-vador

KJV: Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

AKJV: You shall arise, and have mercy on Zion: for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, is come.

ASV: Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion;

YLT: Thou--Thou risest--Thou pitiest Zion, For the time to favour her, For the appointed time hath come.

Exposition: Psalms 102:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:14

Hebrew

אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן כִּי־עֵת לְחֶֽנְנָהּ כִּי־בָא מוֹעֵֽד׃

'atah-taqvm-terachem-tziyvon-khiy-'et-lechenenah-khiy-va'-mvo'ed

KJV: For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

AKJV: For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.

ASV: For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,

YLT: For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.

Exposition: Psalms 102:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:15

Hebrew

כִּֽי־רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת־אֲבָנֶיהָ וְֽאֶת־עֲפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃

khiy-ratzv-'avadeykha-'et-'avaneyha-ve'et-'afarah-yechonenv

KJV: So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

AKJV: So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory.

ASV: So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah,

YLT: And nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,

Exposition: Psalms 102:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:16

Hebrew

וְיִֽירְאוּ גוֹיִם אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה וְֽכָל־מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֶת־כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃

veyiyre'v-gvoyim-'et-shem-yehvah-vekhal-malekhey-ha'aretz-'et-khevvodekha

KJV: When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

AKJV: When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

ASV: For Jehovah hath built up Zion;

YLT: For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,

Exposition: Psalms 102:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:17

Hebrew

כִּֽי־בָנָה יְהוָה צִיּוֹן נִרְאָה בִּכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃

khiy-vanah-yehvah-tziyvon-nire'ah-vikhevvodvo

KJV: He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

AKJV: He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

ASV: He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,

YLT: He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

Exposition: Psalms 102:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:18

Hebrew

פָּנָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר וְלֹֽא־בָזָה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽם׃

fanah-'el-tefilat-ha'are'ar-velo'-vazah-'et-tefilatam

KJV: This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

AKJV: This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

ASV: This shall be written for the generation to come;

YLT: This is written for a later generation, And the people created do praise Jah.

Exposition: Psalms 102:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:19

Hebrew

תִּכָּתֶב זֹאת לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן וְעַם נִבְרָא יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃

tikhatev-zo't-ledvor-'acharvon-ve'am-nivera'-yehalel-yah

KJV: For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

AKJV: For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

ASV: For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;

YLT: For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

Exposition: Psalms 102:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:20

Hebrew

כִּֽי־הִשְׁקִיף מִמְּרוֹם קָדְשׁוֹ יְהוָה מִשָּׁמַיִם ׀ אֶל־אֶרֶץ הִבִּֽיט׃

khiy-hisheqiyf-mimervom-qadeshvo-yehvah-mishamayim- -'el-'eretz-hiviyt

KJV: To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

AKJV: To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

ASV: To hear the sighing of the prisoner;

YLT: To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,

Exposition: Psalms 102:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:21

Hebrew

לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָֽה׃

lishemo'a-'eneqat-'asiyr-lefatecha-veney-temvtah

KJV: To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

AKJV: To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

ASV: That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion,

YLT: To declare in Zion the name of Jehovah, And His praise in Jerusalem,

Exposition: Psalms 102:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:22

Hebrew

לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְהוָה וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

lesafer-vetziyvon-shem-yehvah-vtehilatvo-viyrvshalaim

KJV: When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

AKJV: When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

ASV: When the peoples are gathered together,

YLT: In the peoples being gathered together, And the kingdoms--to serve Jehovah.

Exposition: Psalms 102:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:23

Hebrew

בְּהִקָּבֵץ עַמִּים יַחְדָּו וּמַמְלָכוֹת לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

vehiqavetz-'amiym-yachedav-vmamelakhvot-la'avod-'et-yehvah

KJV: He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

AKJV: He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

ASV: He weakened my strength in the way;

YLT: He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days.

Exposition: Psalms 102:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:24

Hebrew

עִנָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ כחו כֹּחִי קִצַּר יָמָֽי׃

'inah-vaderekhe-khchv-khochiy-qitzar-yamay

KJV: I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

AKJV: I said, O my God, take me not away in the middle of my days: your years are throughout all generations.

ASV: I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days:

YLT: I say, `My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,' Through all generations are Thine years.

Exposition: Psalms 102:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:25

Hebrew

אֹמַר אֵלִי אַֽל־תַּעֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִי יָמָי בְּדוֹר דּוֹרִים שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

'omar-'eliy-'al-ta'aleniy-vachatziy-yamay-vedvor-dvoriym-shenvoteykha

KJV: Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

AKJV: Of old have you laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of your hands.

ASV: Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth;

YLT: Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands are the heavens.

Exposition: Psalms 102:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:26

Hebrew

לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃

lefaniym-ha'aretz-yasadeta-vma'asheh-yadeykha-shamayim

KJV: They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

AKJV: They shall perish, but you shall endure: yes, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a clothing shall you change them, and they shall be changed:

ASV: They shall perish, but thou shalt endure;

YLT: They--They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.

Exposition: Psalms 102:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:27

Hebrew

הֵמָּה ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃

hemah- -yo'vedv-ve'atah-ta'amod-vekhulam-khaveged-yivelv-khalevvsh-tachaliyfem-veyachalofv

KJV: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

AKJV: But you are the same, and your years shall have no end.

ASV: But thou art the same,

YLT: And Thou art the same, and Thine years are not finished.

Exposition: Psalms 102:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 102:28

Hebrew

וְאַתָּה־הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּֽמּוּ׃

ve'atah-hv'-vshenvoteykha-lo'-yitamv

KJV: The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

AKJV: The children of your servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before you.

ASV: The children of thy servants shall continue,

YLT: The sons of Thy servants do continue, And their seed before Thee is established!

Exposition: Psalms 102:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.