In this week’s study from Tehillim / Psalms 102:1-28, the Psalm opens saying, 102:1 Hear my prayer, O Lord! And let my cry for help come to You. 102:2 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress; Incline Your ear to me; In the day when I call answer me quickly. (NASB) The psalmist calls for help in the context of a poor man, what is the significance of that? The psalmist continues saying, 102:3 For my days have been consumed in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth. 102:4 My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread. 102:5 Because of the loudness of my groaning My bones cling to my flesh. 102:6 I resemble a pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the waste places. 102:7 I lie awake, I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop. 102:8 My enemies have reproached me all day long; Those who deride me have used my name as a curse. (NASB) The psalmist speaks of his situation relating this to his sustenance, which is directly related to the provision of the Lord for our daily bread (Tehillim / Psalms 102:9-11). Even though all of these things have happened, the psalmist continues in his faith. Read more here: tehillim-102-part1
