Psalms 102:1
A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
In Context
2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his praises:
Cross References
Exodus 2:23And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.
1 Samuel 1:15And Anna answered and said, Nay, my lord, I live + 1:15 Comp. ἐν σκληρᾳ ἡμέρᾳ.in a hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my soul before the Lord.
2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling-place, even into heaven.
Psalms 12:5lest at any time mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: my persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved.
Psalms 39:12But thou, Lord, remove not thy compassion far from me; thy mercy and thy truth have helped me continually.
Psalms 42:4And I will go in to the altar of God, to God who gladdens my youth: I will give thanks to thee on the harp, O God, my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:1
Some think that David penned this psalm at the time of Absalom's rebellion; others that Daniel, Nehemiah, or some other prophet, penned it for the use of the church, when it was in captivity in Babylon, because it seems to speak of the ruin of Zion and of a time set for the rebuilding of it, which Daniel understood by books, Dan. ix. 2 . Or perhaps the psalmist was himself in great affliction, which he complains of in the beginning of the psalm, but (as in Ps. lxxvii. and elsewhere) he comforts himself under it… Read the whole commentary →