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he cut short my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/102.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He broke my strength in midlife, cutting short my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/102.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/102.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/102.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/102.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has broken my strength in the way; He has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He has weakened my strength in the way; He has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He has weakened my strength in the way; He has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/102.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has afflicted my strength in the way; He has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/102.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way; He has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/102.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/102.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has broken my strength in midcourse; He has shortened my days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/102.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/102.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I should still be strong, but you, LORD, have made an old person of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/102.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/102.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He has weakened my strength along the way. He has reduced [the number of] my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/102.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has made me weak while I am still young; he has shortened my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/102.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has weakened my strength along the way. He has cut short my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/102.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/102.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/102.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/102.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/102.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/102.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has humbled my power in the way, "" He has shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/102.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/102.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He answered in the way of his strength: he shortened my days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/102.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He answered him in the way of his strength: Declare unto me the fewness of my days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/102.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 101:24>He responded to him in the way of his virtue: Declare to me the brevity of my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/102.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has shattered my strength in mid-course, has cut short my days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/102.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/102.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they have weakened my strength on earth; they warned me of the shortage of my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/102.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They humbled my power in the Earth and in the shortage of my days<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/102.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/102.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He answered him in the way of his strength: tell me the fewness of my days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/102-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12610" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">The Prayer of the Afflicted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: ‘in·nāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">He has broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·ḥō (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">my strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḇad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">on the way;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: qiṣ·ṣar (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">He has cut short</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·māy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">my days.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">Isaiah 40:30-31</a></span><br />Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16-18</a></span><br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Isaiah 38:10-12</a></span><br />I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” / I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world. / My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-6.htm">Job 7:6-7</a></span><br />My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope. / Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. / Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-20.htm">Job 10:20-22</a></span><br />Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort, / before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom, / to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Psalm 89:47-48</a></span><br />Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! / What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:1-7</a></span><br />Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,” / before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain, / on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-18.htm">Romans 8:18</a></span><br />I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1-2</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.</p><p class="hdg">he weakened.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Psalm 89:38-47</a></b></br> But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3-12</a></b></br> Let no man deceive you by any means: for <i>that day shall not come</i>, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-3</a></b></br> Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; … </p><p class="hdg">shortened</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-21.htm">Job 21:21</a></b></br> For what pleasure <i>hath</i> he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/102-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/82-5.htm">Course</a> <a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/psalms/94-21.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/99-4.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Short</a> <a href="/psalms/89-45.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/psalms/99-4.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Weakened</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-8.htm">Course</a> <a href="/psalms/104-35.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/psalms/103-4.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/103-20.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Short</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-27.htm">Shortened</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/103-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Weakened</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 102</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">The mercies of God are to be recorded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God.</a></span><br></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'; 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The psalmist feels that God has intervened in his life in a way that has diminished his vitality and strength. In the broader biblical context, this can be seen as a common theme where individuals experience trials and tribulations as part of their spiritual journey. The "way" can symbolize the path of life or a specific journey the psalmist is undertaking. This imagery is reminiscent of other biblical figures who faced hardships, such as Job, whose strength was tested by severe trials. The breaking of strength can also be seen as a humbling process, where reliance on God becomes paramount. This aligns with the New Testament teaching in <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>, where Paul speaks of God's power being made perfect in weakness.<p><b>He has cut short my days.</b><br>The psalmist expresses a fear or realization that his life may be shortened due to his current afflictions. This sentiment is echoed in other parts of the Bible, where the brevity of life is a common theme, such as in <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a>, which speaks of the limited span of human life. The idea of days being "cut short" can also be seen as a reflection on the sovereignty of God over life and death, acknowledging that human life is ultimately in God's hands. In a prophetic sense, this phrase can be connected to the life of Jesus Christ, whose earthly ministry was relatively brief, yet profoundly impactful. The cutting short of days can also serve as a reminder of the urgency to live a life aligned with God's will, as life is fleeting and uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Psalm 102</a>, traditionally believed to be David or another figure experiencing deep distress and seeking God's intervention.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, who is perceived as having the power to alter the course of human life, including the strength and lifespan of individuals.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_affliction.htm">The Affliction</a></b><br>The context of the psalm suggests a period of intense suffering or distress, possibly during a time of national calamity or personal crisis.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_human_frailty.htm">Understanding Human Frailty</a></b><br>Recognize that human strength is limited and can be diminished by life's circumstances. This awareness should lead to humility and dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_life.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Life</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God has control over the length and quality of our lives. This should encourage trust in His divine plan, even when it involves suffering or shortened days.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_strength.htm">Seeking God's Strength</a></b><br>In times of weakness, turn to God for strength and renewal. He is the ultimate source of endurance and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_trials.htm">The Purpose of Trials</a></b><br>Reflect on how God might use periods of weakness or shortened days to fulfill His purposes in our lives, shaping us for His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_eternal_life.htm">Hope in Eternal Life</a></b><br>While earthly life is temporary and frail, believers have the hope of eternal life through Christ, which offers comfort and perspective in times of distress.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_102.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 102</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_memorizing_scripture_important.htm">Why is memorizing Scripture important?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_believe_in_what_you_cannot_see.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'place_of_the_skull'_mean.htm">How can we work effectively during the day?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'worlds_framed'_mean.htm">What is it still called today?</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>(23) <span class= "bld">In</span> <span class= "bld">the way</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., in the course of life. </span>Others render, "by reason of the way," but the meaning is the same. The clause is exactly parallel to "shortened my days."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/102.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23-28.</span> - The third strophe begins with an acknowledgment of weakness - a sort of "renewed complaint" (Hengstenberg). But from this there is an ascent to a higher confidence than any displayed previously - a confidence that God, who is everlasting (vers. 24-27), will perpetually protect his people, and, whatever becomes of the existing generation, will establish their seed before him forever (ver. 28). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He weakened my strength in the way.</span> The reading "my strength" (<span class="hebrew">כחי</span>) is greatly to be preferred to that of "his strength" (<span class="hebrew">כחו</span>), which cannot be made to yield a tolerable meaning. It is judiciously adopted by Professor Cheyne, who translates, "He has brought down my strength in the way," and explains "the way" as "the journey of life." So also Rosenmuller and Hengstenberg. <span class="cmt_word">He shortened my days;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "made me grow old prematurely" (comp. ver.] 1). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/102-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He has broken</span><br /><span class="heb">עִנָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘in·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my strength</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּחִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(kō·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the way;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַדֶּ֥רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇad·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has shortened</span><br /><span class="heb">קִצַּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(qiṣ·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dock off, curtail, to harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my days.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·māy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/102-23.htm">Psalm 102:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 102:23 He weakened my strength along the course (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/102-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 102:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/102-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 102:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:24" /></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>