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Psalm 102:24 I say: "O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
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Your years go on through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/102.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years <i>are</i> throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/102.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I said, “O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years <i>are</i> throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/102.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say, “My God, do not take me away in the middle of my days, Your years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Your years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Thy years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/102.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Your years are from generation to <i>all</i> generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/102.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I said, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/102.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say, “My God, do not take me in the middle of my life! Your years continue through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/102.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say: “My God, do not take me in the middle of my life! Your years continue through all generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/102.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/102.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will live forever! Years mean nothing to you. Don't cut my life in half! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/102.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/102.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I said, "My God, don't take me now in the middle of my life. Your years [continue on] throughout every generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/102.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />O God, do not take me away now before I grow old. O LORD, you live forever; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/102.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I say, "My God, whose years continue through all generations, do not take me in the middle of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/102.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I say: ?O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/102.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I say, "O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/102.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I said, "My God, do not take me away in the midst of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/102.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/102.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/102.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I say, “My God, do not take me up in the midst of my days,” "" Your years [are] through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/102.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I say, 'My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,' Through all generations are Thine years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/102.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Saying, O my God, thou wilt not take me away in the half of my days: thy years in generations of generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/102.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Call me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are unto generation and generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/102.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 101:25>Do not call me back in the middle of my days: your years are from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/102.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I plead, O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days. Your years last through all generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/102.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“O my God,” I say, “do not take me away at the midpoint of my life, you whose years endure throughout all generations.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/102.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days; thy years are throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/102.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He said to me, "Do not take me up in the middle of my days; your years are for a generation of generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/102.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I say: 'O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days, Thou whose years endure throughout all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/102.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years <i>are</i> through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/102-24.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=12616" 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">23</span>He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I say:</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’ê·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">“O my God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ta·‘ă·lê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">take me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: ba·ḥă·ṣî (Prep-b, Art:: N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">in the midst</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.">of my days!</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">Your years</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: bə·ḏō·wr (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">go on through all generations.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: dō·w·rîm (N-mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling."></a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.…<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/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-26.htm">Job 36:26</a></span><br />Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a></span><br />Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-4.htm">Isaiah 41:4</a></span><br />Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-8.htm">Revelation 1:8</a></span><br />“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9-12</a></span><br />Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? / Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? / You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Isaiah 46:4</a></span><br />Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.<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="/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="/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="/ecclesiastes/12-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:7</a></span><br />before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.<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="/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</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I said, O my God, take me not away in the middle of my days: your years are throughout all generations.</p><p class="hdg">I said</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-13.htm">Psalm 39:13</a></b></br> O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Isaiah 38:10</a></b></br> I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.</p><p class="hdg">thy years</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">Psalm 102:12</a></b></br> But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Psalm 9:7</a></b></br> But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-1.htm">Psalm 90:1,2</a></b></br> A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/psalms/39-13.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/psalms/101-2.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/90-1.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/psalms/106-31.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Hence</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/psalms/104-19.htm">Time</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'; </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><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>I say:</b><br>This phrase indicates a personal plea or prayer, reflecting the psalmist's intimate communication with God. It suggests a moment of deep personal reflection and urgency, often seen in the Psalms where the writer expresses their innermost thoughts and emotions to God. This personal address is a common feature in Hebrew poetry, emphasizing the relationship between the individual and the divine.<p><b>“O my God,</b><br>The use of "my God" signifies a personal relationship and covenantal bond between the psalmist and God. This reflects the covenant theology found throughout the Old Testament, where God is seen as the personal deity of Israel and its people. It echoes the language of other psalms and prayers, such as <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, where God is referred to in a personal and possessive manner, indicating trust and reliance.<p><b>do not take me in the midst of my days!</b><br>This plea reflects a fear of premature death, a common concern in ancient times due to the lack of medical advancements. The phrase "in the midst of my days" suggests a life not yet fully lived, highlighting the human desire for longevity and fulfillment of purpose. Biblically, this can be connected to Hezekiah's prayer in <a href="/isaiah/38.htm">Isaiah 38:1-5</a>, where he pleads for more time to live. It underscores the belief in God's sovereignty over life and death.<p><b>Your years go on through all generations.</b><br>This statement contrasts human mortality with God's eternal nature. It emphasizes God's timelessness and unchanging nature, a theme prevalent in the Psalms and throughout Scripture. This eternal perspective is echoed in passages like <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a> and <a href="/hebrews/13-8.htm">Hebrews 13:8</a>, which affirm God's constancy and faithfulness across generations. It serves as a reminder of the divine perspective that transcends human limitations and temporal concerns.<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, is crying out to God for mercy and longevity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The eternal and unchanging Creator, whose years span all generations, is addressed directly by the psalmist.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_midst_of_my_days.htm">The Midst of My Days</a></b><br>This phrase refers to the psalmist's current life stage, suggesting a plea for life not to be cut short prematurely.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/generations.htm">Generations</a></b><br>This term emphasizes the eternal nature of God in contrast to human mortality.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_distress.htm">The Context of Distress</a></b><br>The entire <a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Psalm 102</a> is a prayer of an afflicted person who is overwhelmed and pours out their lament before God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_frailty_of_human_life.htm">The Frailty of Human Life</a></b><br>Recognize the brevity and uncertainty of life, prompting us to live purposefully and in alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_eternal_nature.htm">God's Eternal Nature</a></b><br>Reflect on the eternal nature of God, which provides comfort and assurance amidst life's uncertainties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_in_distress.htm">Prayer in Distress</a></b><br>Follow the psalmist's example by bringing our deepest fears and concerns to God in prayer, trusting in His eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>Consider how God's faithfulness extends through all generations, encouraging us to pass on our faith to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_the_present.htm">Hope Beyond the Present</a></b><br>Find hope in the eternal nature of God, which transcends our current struggles and offers a future beyond our present circumstances.<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/how_does_psalm_78_align_with_archaeology.htm">How do the events recounted in Psalm 78 compare with archaeological findings regarding the Israelites' wilderness journey?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_joel's_message.htm">What is the main message of the Book of Joel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jeremiah_42__aligns_with_god's_teachings.htm">Jeremiah 42 (overall): How do the warnings and outcomes in this chapter align with other biblical teachings on God's protection and judgment, and are there any inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'heaven_and_earth_will_pass'.htm">What does 'Heaven and Earth will pass away' mean?</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>(24) <span class= "bld">Take me not away.</span>--The fear of not living to see the restoration of his race prompts the psalmist to this prayer to the God whose years are not, like man's, for one generation, but endure from age to age.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/102.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days.</span> Compare the complaint of Hezekiah (<a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Isaiah 38:10</a>). A pious Israelite regarded himself as entitled to a fairly long life, which was promised him directly (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>) and by implication, since it was only the wicked that were "not to live out half their days" (<a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Psalm 55:23</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thy years are throughout all generations.</span> Dathe and Professor Cheyne translate, "O thou, whose years are eternal." But the Hebrew will scarcely admit of this rendering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/102-24.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">I say:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹמַ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“O my God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take me</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֭עֲלֵנִי</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·lê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the midst</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲצִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my days!</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמָ֑י</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 /><br /><span class="word">Your years</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[go on] through all generations.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּד֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/102-24.htm">Psalm 102:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/102-24.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 102:24 I said My God don't take me (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 102:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/102-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 102:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:25" /></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>