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Psalm 102:24-26
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 102:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 [a]He has taken away my strength on my life’s journey;
he has cut short my days.
25 So I said: “Do not carry me off, O my God,
before half my days are done,[b]
for your years endure from age to age.
26 [c]“Long ago you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
Footnotes
- Psalm 102:24 Here the individual lament and the national supplication are combined. Upon meditating on the precariousness of existence before the God who endures forever, a hope arises, the hope of not being abandoned. The Letter to the Hebrews (Heb 13:8) will proclaim: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
- Psalm 102:25 Before half my days are done: when the normal life span is only half-completed (see Isa 38:10; Jer 17:11).
- Psalm 102:26 This passage is inspired by Isa 51:6-8 and applied to the Messiah (Heb 1:10-12). The restoration of Israel and the coming of the Messiah will be the preface to the eschatological renewal or regeneration that will accompany the end of time (see Isa 65:17; 66:22; Rev 20:11; 21:1).
Psalm 102:24-26
New International Version
Psalm 102:24-26
New International Version
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(A) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(B) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(C) are the work of your hands.(D)
26 They will perish,(E) but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
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