Psalm 102
Psalm 102 Meaning
Psalm 102 is the prayer of someone overwhelmed and fainting, whose days pass like smoke and who feels as lonely as a bird on a rooftop. Yet in his weakness he lifts his eyes to the eternal God.
He is confident that the LORD will rebuild Zion and that the God who founded the earth remains the same, His years without end, and His servants' children secure before Him.
Key verses from Psalm 102
“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.”
Psalm 102:1
“My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.”
Psalm 102:11
“But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.”
Psalm 102:12
“But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.”
Psalm 102:27
How Psalm 102 points to Jesus
Hebrews applies this psalm's words about the unchanging Creator directly to Jesus: the same yesterday, today, and forever. In our fainting He is the eternal one whose years never end.