Psalms 102

“Hear my prayer, O LORD , and let my cry come unto thee.” Naming Hear keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me…” Naming Hide keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.” The line’s distinctive content terms include bread, forget, grass. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.” The line’s distinctive content terms include bones, cleave, groaning. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.” The line’s distinctive content terms include desert, pelican, wilderness. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.” The line’s distinctive content terms include house, sparrow, watch. Its relationship to verses 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.” Naming Mine keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.” The line’s distinctive content terms include days, declineth, grass. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But thou, O LORD , shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.” The line’s distinctive content terms include endure, generations, LORD. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.” Naming Thou and Zion keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD , and all the kings of the earth thy glory.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.” The line’s distinctive content terms include prayer, despise, destitute. Its relationship to verses 16 and 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD .” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;” The line’s distinctive content terms include appointed, death, groaning. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;” Naming Jerusalem and Zion keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD .” The line’s distinctive content terms include gathered, kingdoms, LORD. Its relationship to verses 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.” The line’s distinctive content terms include days, shortened, strength. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.” The line’s distinctive content terms include earth, foundation, hands. Its relationship to verses 24 and 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.