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Psa 102:1 — [[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.]] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. cir. 3464. B.C. cir. 540.
(Title) A Prayer		This psalm was evidently composed towards the close of the Babylonian captivity; and probably by the prophet Daniel
(Title) of		or, for.
(Title) overwhelmed		Psa 12:5; Psa 61:2; Psa 69:1,2; Psa 142:2,3; Psa 143:4; Lam 3:18-20; Mar 14:33,34; Luk 22:44; Hbr 5:7
(Title) poureth		Psa 42:4; Psa 62:8; Psa 77:3; Psa 142:2; 1Sa 1:15,16
Hear		Psa 5:2; Psa 55:1-5; Psa 57:1-3; Psa 130:1,2; Psa 41:1,2; Psa 143:7; Psa 145:19
let my		Psa 18:6; Exd 2:23; Jdg 10:16; 1Sa 9:16; 2Ch 30:27; Lam 3:8,44

Correlating Passages

(Title) overwhelmed

	Psa 12:5	For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.
	Psa 61:2	From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock [that] is higher than I.
	Psa 69:1	[[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David.]] Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.
	Psa 69:2	I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
	Psa 142:2	I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
	Psa 142:3	When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
	Psa 143:4	Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
	Lam 3:18	And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
	Lam 3:19	Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
	Lam 3:20	My soul hath [them] still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
	Mar 14:33	And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
	Mar 14:34	And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
	Luk 22:44	And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
	Hbr 5:7	Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

(Title) poureth

	Psa 42:4	When I remember these [things], I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
	Psa 62:8	Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.
	Psa 77:3	I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
	Psa 142:2	I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
	1Sa 1:15	And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I [am] a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
	1Sa 1:16	Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

Hear

	Psa 5:2	Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
	Psa 55:1	[[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David.]] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
	Psa 55:2	Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
	Psa 55:3	Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
	Psa 55:4	My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
	Psa 55:5	Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
	Psa 57:1	[[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.]] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.
	Psa 57:2	I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me.
	Psa 57:3	He shall send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
	Psa 130:1	[[A Song of degrees.]] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
	Psa 130:2	Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
	Psa 41:1	[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
	Psa 41:2	The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
	Psa 143:7	Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
	Psa 145:19	He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

let my

	Psa 18:6	In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.
	Exd 2:23	And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
	Jdg 10:16	And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
	1Sa 9:16	To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him [to be] captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
	2Ch 30:27	Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came [up] to his holy dwelling place, [even] unto heaven.
	Lam 3:8	Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
	Lam 3:44	Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 102:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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