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23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life;[a]
he has cut short my days.
24 I say, “O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life.[b]
You endure through all generations.[c]
25 In earlier times you established the earth;
the skies are your handiwork.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 102:23 tn Heb “he has afflicted my strength in the way.” The term “way” refers here to the course of the psalmist’s life, which appears to be ending prematurely (vv. 23b-24).
  2. Psalm 102:24 tn Heb “do not lift me up in the middle of my days.”
  3. Psalm 102:24 tn Heb “in a generation of generations [are] your years.”

23 In the course of my life[a] he broke my strength;
    he cut short my days.(A)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on(B) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(C) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(D) are the work of your hands.(E)

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  1. Psalm 102:23 Or By his power