King James Version
Psalms 102:24 in the King James Version says “I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 102 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.”
Psalms 102:24 · KJV
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.
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: endure: Heb. stand
KJV Study — Public Domain
“O my God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“take me not away”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“of 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
“are throughout all”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
“are throughout all”
H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
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