Psa 102:1-2, 141:2, Joh 17:9, 20-24, 1Jo 2:2 | TSK | STEP | The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint. He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God. The mercies of God are to be recorded. He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God. A.M. cir. 3464. B.C. cir. 540. (Title.) A Prayer.This psalm was evidently composed towards the close of the Babylonian captivity; and probably by the prophet Daniel. of. or, for. overwhelmed. poureth. Hear. let my.

Psalms 102:1-2

1 The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.

12 He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God.

18 The mercies of God are to be recorded.

23 He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God.

A.M. cir. 3464. B.C. cir. 540. (Title.) A Prayer.This psalm was evidently composed towards the close of the Babylonian captivity; and probably by the prophet Daniel.

of. or, for. overwhelmed.

12:5; 61:2; 69:1,2; 142:2,3; 143:4; La 3:18-20; Mr 14:33,34

Lu 22:44; Heb 5:7

poureth.

42:4; 62:8; 77:3; 142:2; 1Sa 1:15,16

Hear.

5:2; 55:1-5; 57:1-3; 130:1,2; 41:1,2; 143:7; 145:19

let my.

18:6; Ex 2:23; Jud 10:16; 1Sa 9:16; 2Ch 30:27; La 3:8,44

Hide.

13:1; 27:9; 69:17; 88:14; 104:29; 143:7; Job 34:29; Isa 8:17; 43:2

1Co 10:13

incline.

71:2; 88:2-18

in the day.

22:19; 40:13; 70:1; Job 7:21; Isa 65:24; Ac 12:5-25

Psalms 141:2

Let my prayer.David, who was now driven from Judea, and far from the sanctuary, here prays that the devotion of his heart, and the elevation of his hands, might be accepted; that the one might ascend to heaven fragrant and well pleasing as the cloud of incense, and the other, in conjunction with it, be prevalent as the {minchah,} or evening oblation.

Pr 15:8

set forth. Heb. directed.

5:3

as incense.

Ex 30:7-9,34-38; Le 10:1,2; 16:11-13; Nu 16:35,46-48; Mal 1:11

Lu 1:9,10; Re 5:8; 8:3,4

the lifting.

28:2; 63:4; 134:2; 1Ti 2:8

the evening.

Ex 29:39,42; 1Ki 18:36; Ezr 9:4; Da 9:21; Ac 3:1