Psalms 102:22

102:21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

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when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.

When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

102:23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. weakened: Heb. afflicted

What does Psalms 102:22 mean?

Psalms 102:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַם (ʻam), קָבַץ (qâbats), יַחַד (yachad).

Hebrew interlinear

When

the

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

are

gatheredקָבַץqâbats/kaw-bats'/H6908to grasp, i.e. collect

together,יַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

and

the

kingdoms,מַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh/mam-law-kaw'/H4467dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)

serveעָבַדʻâbad/aw-bad'/H5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:22.

Exodus 3:12

And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 27:29

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Genesis 3:23

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Joshua 9:2

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. accord: Heb. mouth

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:22 say?

Psalms 102:22 (King James Version) reads: "When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD."

Is Psalms 102:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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