Psalm 102
Asking God
To hear our prayers
Let our cries be heard by him
Do not hide your face in our time of trouble
Open your ear to us
Answer us quickly
Our Issues
The days pass without meaning like smoke
The psalmist’s bones burn as if in a fire
His heart is struck and withered like dead grass
So much so he forgets to eat
He feels so weak his skin clings to his bones
Compares himself to a pelican or owl, two birds used to represent gloom and despair
His enemies hate him at all times and swear against him
Ashes and weeping are his food and drink
He is feeling casted away as punishment by God through God’s indignation and wrath
Where he was once lifted, he is now low so he believes he is being punished
He feels like his days are receding like a shadow
Praising Regardless
The Lord will persist forever and his memory in all generations
He will return and have mercy on his people (He is speaking of Zione specifically)
His servants take joy in the city of Zion and favor the dust there
Trusting the heathen will fear his name and all the kings will see his glory
He will hear the prayers of the poor and listen
God’s years span all the generations
He laid the Earth’s foundation and the works of Heaven are his
They all will die but he will remain and he will be unchanged forever
His servants will persist in all generations and their children will be established before him.
Trust in God (written for everyone born after to praise God)
The Lord looks down from the sanctuary onto Earth
To hear the weary prisoner and free those sentenced to death
To declare his name in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem
Where people and nations gather to serve him
He recognizes God allowed for his weakness yet trusts him anyway
He pleads with God to not take him in the middle of his life