Psalms

Psalm 102:24–27

²⁴I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days!

Your years go on through all generations.

²⁵In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth,

and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

²⁶They will perish, but You remain;

they will all wear out like a garment.

Like clothing You will change them,

and they will be passed on.

²⁷But You remain the same,

and Your years will never end.^a

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I say	אֹמַ֗ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
O my God	אֵלִ֗י	’ê·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H410 god
do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
take me	תַּ֭עֲלֵנִי	ta·‘ă·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
in the midst	בַּחֲצִ֣י	ba·ḥă·ṣî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
of my days	יָמָ֑י	yā·māy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3117 day
Your years	שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃	šə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8141 year
through all generations	בְּד֖וֹר	bə·ḏō·wr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the beginning	לְ֭פָנִים	lə·p̄ā·nîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
You laid the foundations	יָסַ֑דְתָּ	yā·saḏ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
of the earth	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and the heavens	שָׁמָֽיִם׃	šā·mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
are the work	וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה	ū·ma·‘ă·śêh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
of Your hands	יָדֶ֣יךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֤מָּה׀	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
will perish	יֹאבֵדוּ֮	yō·ḇê·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6 perish
but You	וְאַתָּ֪ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
remain	תַ֫עֲמֹ֥ד	ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
they will all	וְ֭כֻלָּם	wə·ḵul·lām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
wear out	יִבְל֑וּ	yiḇ·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1086 become old and worn out
like a garment	כַּבֶּ֣גֶד	kab·be·ḡeḏ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H899 treachery
Like clothing	כַּלְּב֖וּשׁ	kal·lə·ḇūš	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3830 garment, clothing, raiment
You will change them	תַּחֲלִיפֵ֣ם	ta·ḥă·lî·p̄êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
and they will be passed on	וְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃	wə·ya·ḥă·lō·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2498 pass on or away, pass through

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But You	וְאַתָּה־	wə·’at·tāh-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
remain the same	ה֑וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
and Your years	וּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָ	ū·šə·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8141 year
will never	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
end	יִתָּֽמּוּ׃	yit·tām·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8552 be complete, finished