Psalms 102:24

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I say,“O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life! You endure through all generations.

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  • Hab 1:12 : 12 Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.
  • Ps 102:12 : 12 But you, O LORD, rule forever, and your reputation endures.
  • Ps 39:13 : 13 Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.
  • Ps 90:1-2 : 1 Book 4(Psalms 90-106) A prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations! 2 Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
  • Job 36:26 : 26 The Work and Wisdom of God“Yes, God is great– beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable.
  • Ps 9:7 : 7 But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner.
  • Isa 38:10-22 : 10 “I thought,‘In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.’ 11 “I thought,‘I will no longer see the LORD in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world. 12 My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life. 13 I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life. 14 Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp, I coo like a dove; my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. O Lord, I am oppressed; help me! 15 What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief. 16 O Lord, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.’ 17 “Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the Pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight. 18 Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the Pit do not anticipate your faithfulness. 19 The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness. 20 The LORD is about to deliver me, and we will celebrate with music for the rest of our lives in the LORD’s temple.” 21 Isaiah ordered,“Let them take a fig cake and apply it to the ulcerated sore and he will get well.” 22 Hezekiah said,“What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the LORD’s temple?”
  • Rev 1:4 : 4 From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from“he who is,” and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
  • Rev 1:8 : 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God– the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come– the All-Powerful!

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    23He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days.

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    25In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.

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  • Ps 39:12-13
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    12Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am a foreign resident with you, a temporary settler, just as all my ancestors were.

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  • Ps 39:4-5
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    4“O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

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  • Job 10:5
    74%

    5Are your days like the days of a mortal, or your years like the years of a mortal,

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    74%

    11My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass.

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  • Ps 89:46-47
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    46How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

    47Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

  • Job 10:20
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    20Are not my days few? Cease, then, and leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,

  • Ps 51:11
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    11Do not reject me! Do not take your holy Spirit away from me!

  • Ps 38:21
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    21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

  • Ps 31:22
    72%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 27:9
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  • Job 7:16
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    71%

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