King James Version
Psalms 102:23 in the King James Version says “He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. weakened: Heb. afflicted” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 102 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. weakened: Heb. afflicted”
Psalms 102:23 · KJV
To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. weakened: Heb. afflicted
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He weakened”
H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
“in the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“my strength”
H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
“he shortened”
H7114to dock off, i.e., curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
“my days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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