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Hear my prayer, LORD; let my cry for help come to you. <a href="/nlt/psalms/102.htm">New Living Translation</a> LORD, hear my prayer! Listen to my plea! <a href="/esv/psalms/102.htm">English Standard Version</a> Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to you! <a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. <a href="/kjv/psalms/102.htm">King James Bible</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/102.htm">New King James Version</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry come to You. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/102.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and pours out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, LORD! And let my cry for help come to You. <a href="/nasb/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1995</a> A Prayer of the Afflicted when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry for help come to You. <a href="/nasb77/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry for help come to Thee. <a href="/lsb/psalms/102.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> A Prayer of the afflicted when he is faint and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. O Yahweh, hear my prayer! And let my cry for help come to You. <a href="/amp/psalms/102.htm">Amplified Bible</a> A Prayer of the afflicted; when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint to God. Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry for help come to You! <a href="/csb/psalms/102.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> A prayer of a suffering person who is weak and pours out his lament before the L ord. † LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before you. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/102.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the LORD. LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before You. <a href="/asv/psalms/102.htm">American Standard Version</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee. <a href="/cev/psalms/102.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I pray to you, LORD! Please listen. <a href="/erv/psalms/102.htm">English Revised Version</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. <a href="/gwt/psalms/102.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [A prayer by someone who is suffering, when he is weary and pours out his troubles in the LORD's presence.] O LORD, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you. <a href="/gnt/psalms/102.htm">Good News Translation</a> Listen to my prayer, O LORD, and hear my cry for help! <a href="/isv/psalms/102.htm">International Standard Version</a> LORD, hear my prayer! May my cry for help come to you. <a href="/msb/psalms/102.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. <a href="/net/psalms/102.htm">NET Bible</a> The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help! <a href="/nheb/psalms/102.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> [A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD.] Hear my prayer, LORD. Let my cry come to you. <a href="/wbt/psalms/102.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to thee. <a href="/web/psalms/102.htm">World English Bible</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/102.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A PRAYER OF THE AFFLICTED WHEN HE IS FEEBLE, AND POURS OUT HIS COMPLAINT BEFORE YHWH. O YHWH, hear my prayer, indeed, my cry comes to You. <a href="/ylt/psalms/102.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/psalms/102.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Prayer for the poor when he shall languish, and before Jehovah shall pour out his complaint O Jehovah, hear my prayer, and my cry shall come to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/102.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The prayer of the poor man, when he was anxious, and poured out his supplication before the Lord. Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let my cry come to thee. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/102.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 101:1>The prayer of the pauper, when he was anxious, and so he poured out his petition in the sight of the Lord. <V 101:2>O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my outcry reach you. <a href="/nabre/psalms/102.htm">New American Bible</a> The prayer of one afflicted and wasting away whose anguish is poured out before the LORD. [2] LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry come to you. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/102.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry come to you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/102.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> HEAR my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/102.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> LORD JEHOVAH, hear my prayer, and my cry will enter to your presence!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/102.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> A Prayer of the afflicted, when he fainteth, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer, And let my cry come unto Thee. <a href="/sep/psalms/102.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> A Prayer for the Poor; when he is deeply afflicted, and pours out his supplication before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to thee. <a href="/parallel/psalms/102-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">The Prayer of the Afflicted</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: tə·p̄il·lāh (N-fs) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">A prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: lə·‘ā·nî (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">of one who is afflicted,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/5848.htm" title="5848: ya·‘ă·ṭōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To shroud, clothe, to languish. A primitive root; to shroud, i.e. Clothe; hence to languish.">he grows faint</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: yiš·pōḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">and pours out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7879.htm" title="7879: śî·ḥōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Complaint, musing. From siyach; a contemplation; by implication, an utterance.">his lament</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: wə·lip̄·nê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘āh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently."> Hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">my prayer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7775.htm" title="7775: wə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A cry for help. Feminine of sheva'; a hallooing.">let my cry for help</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">before You.</a> 2Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a> In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears. <a href="/psalms/61-1.htm">Psalm 61:1</a> For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. <a href="/psalms/86-6.htm">Psalm 86:6-7</a> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy. / In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me. <a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Psalm 143:1</a> A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. <a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-56</a> I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a> I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.” <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2</a> saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. <a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">1 Samuel 1:10</a> In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a> “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD. <a href="/job/30-20.htm">Job 30:20</a> I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me. <a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a> Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a> And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it. <a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a> for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to you.A.<a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.<a href="/psalms/61-2.htm">Psalm 61:2</a> From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.<a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1,2</a> To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul… poureth<a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Psalm 42:4</a> When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.<a href="/psalms/62-8.htm">Psalm 62:8</a> Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.<a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Psalm 77:3</a> I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.hear<a href="/psalms/5-2.htm">Psalm 5:2</a> Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.<a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Psalm 55:1-5</a> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication… <a href="/psalms/57-1.htm">Psalm 57:1-3</a> To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast… let my<a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a> In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.<a href="/judges/10-16.htm">Judges 10:16</a> And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">Complaint</a> <a href="/psalms/98-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Fainteth</a> <a href="/psalms/77-3.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/94-17.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/psalms/98-1.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/psalms/55-2.htm">Plaint</a> <a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/94-13.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/142-2.htm">Complaint</a> <a href="/psalms/102-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Fainteth</a> <a href="/psalms/103-14.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/102-20.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/psalms/142-2.htm">Plaint</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Poureth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Pours</a> <a href="/psalms/102-17.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/102-2.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 102</div>1. <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.</a> 12. <a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God</a> 18. <a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">The mercies of God are to be recorded</a> 23. <a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/102.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/102.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>A prayer of one who is afflicted This phrase introduces the psalm as a personal lament, a common form of prayer in the Psalms. The term "afflicted" suggests deep suffering or distress, often seen in the lives of biblical figures like Job or David. This affliction can be physical, emotional, or spiritual, reflecting the human condition in a fallen world. The psalmist's affliction may also symbolize the suffering of Israel, pointing to the collective struggles of God's people throughout history.when he grows faint The phrase "grows faint" indicates a state of exhaustion or weakness, both physically and spiritually. This mirrors the experiences of many biblical characters who faced overwhelming trials, such as Elijah under the broom tree (<a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a>) or Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a>). It highlights the human need for divine strength and intervention.and pours out his lament before the LORD Pouring out a lament signifies an honest and raw expression of grief and distress. This act of pouring out is reminiscent of Hannah's prayer in <a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">1 Samuel 1:15</a>, where she speaks of pouring out her soul before the Lord. It underscores the importance of bringing one's deepest concerns and sorrows to God, trusting in His compassion and willingness to listen.Hear my prayer, O LORD This plea for God to hear is a common motif in the Psalms, reflecting the psalmist's faith in God's attentiveness. It echoes the cries of other biblical figures, such as King Hezekiah (<a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">2 Kings 19:19</a>) and the persistent widow in Jesus' parable (<a href="/luke/18.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a>). The use of "O LORD" invokes the covenant name of God, Yahweh, emphasizing a personal relationship and the assurance of His faithfulness.let my cry for help come before You The psalmist seeks not just to be heard, but for his cry to reach the presence of God, indicating a desire for divine intervention. This reflects the biblical understanding that God is both transcendent and immanent, capable of responding to human needs. The phrase connects to other scriptures where cries for help are met with God's deliverance, such as in <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a>, where God hears the groaning of the Israelites in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a> The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Psalm 102</a> is traditionally considered to be an afflicted individual, possibly David or another figure experiencing deep distress. The psalm is a personal lament, reflecting a time of suffering and seeking God's intervention. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal nature and faithfulness to His people. The psalmist directs his plea to Yahweh, acknowledging His power and willingness to hear. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_affliction.htm">The Context of Affliction</a> The psalm is set in a time of personal or communal distress, possibly during the Babylonian exile or another period of hardship for Israel. It reflects a deep yearning for God's presence and deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Prayer is a direct line of communication with God. The psalmist's plea demonstrates the importance of bringing our deepest concerns to the Lord. <a href="/topical/g/god's_attentiveness.htm">God's Attentiveness</a> The psalmist's confidence that God will hear his cry reminds us that God is attentive to our needs and responsive to our prayers. <a href="/topical/e/expressing_lament.htm">Expressing Lament</a> It is biblical and healthy to express our sorrows and struggles to God. Lament is a form of worship that acknowledges our dependence on Him. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_distress.htm">Faith in Distress</a> Even in times of great distress, faith compels us to turn to God, trusting in His ability to deliver and comfort us. <a href="/topical/c/community_of_believers.htm">Community of Believers</a> Sharing our burdens with fellow believers can provide support and encouragement, as we collectively seek God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_102.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 102</a> <a href="/q/how_does_psalm_102_claim_divine_help.htm">How can the author of Psalm 102 claim divine intervention in his personal plight, given the lack of archeological evidence confirming such events? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_psalm_102_differ_from_nt_views.htm">If Psalm 102 is truly messianic, why are there apparent inconsistencies with New Testament interpretations of the Messiah’s mission?</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_70_1's_urgency_conflict_with_god's_constancy.htm">Does the urgency implied in Psalm 70:1 conflict with the concept of an eternal, unchanging God?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_some_prayers_go_unanswered.htm">Why does Psalm 34:17-18 promise God hears and delivers the righteous but seem to conflict with other passages describing unanswered prayers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/102.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) Prayer.--Like love and all emotion, prayer has its own language, and this assumes here the forms of expression that meet us in other psalms. (See, e.g., in addition to the reference in margin, <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm" title="Bow down your ear to me; deliver me speedily: be you my strong rock, for an house of defense to save me.">Psalm 31:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm" title="Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.">Psalm 39:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/56-9.htm" title="When I cry to you, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.">Psalm 56:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/59-16.htm" title="But I will sing of your power; yes, I will sing aloud of your mercy in the morning: for you have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.">Psalm 59:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/143-7.htm" title="Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit fails: hide not your face from me, lest I be like to them that go down into the pit.">Psalm 143:7</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/102.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee (comp. <a href="/psalms/27-7.htm">Psalm 27:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/54-2.htm">Psalm 54:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Psalm 55:1</a>, etc.). "Stereotyped expressions," but the fittest to express a sufferer's urgent need. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/102-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>A prayer תְּ֭פִלָּה (tə·p̄il·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> Intercession, supplication, a hymn of one who is afflicted, לְעָנִ֣י (lə·‘ā·nî) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> Poor, afflicted, humble when כִֽי־ (ḵî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction he grows faint יַעֲטֹ֑ף (ya·‘ă·ṭōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5848.htm">Strong's 5848: </a> To shroud, clothe, to languish and pours out יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ (yiš·pōḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out his lament שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ (śî·ḥōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7879.htm">Strong's 7879: </a> A contemplation, an utterance before וְלִפְנֵ֥י (wə·lip̄·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD. יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Hear שִׁמְעָ֣ה (šim·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently my prayer, תְפִלָּתִ֑י (ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> Intercession, supplication, a hymn O LORD; יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel let my cry for help וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י (wə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7775.htm">Strong's 7775: </a> A cry for help come תָבֽוֹא׃ (ṯā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go before You. אֵלֶ֥יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 102:1 A Prayer of the afflicted when he (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/101-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 101:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 101:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/102-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 102:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>