KJV ORIGINAL
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Listen to my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry for help reach you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is desperately calling out to God, asking Him to listen and respond to their urgent prayer.
📚 Historical Context
Psalm 102 is titled 'A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.' This psalm was likely written during a time of great national distress, possibly during the Babylonian exile when Jerusalem lay in ruins. The psalmist speaks both personally and on behalf of the suffering nation of Israel.
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