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Psalms 102:24

I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 102:25.

אֹמַ֗רomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלִ֗יeliidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּ֭עֲלֵנִיtaaleniascend upעָלָהverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “ascend up”, a wish or indirect commandH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בַּחֲצִ֣יbachatsiin halfחֵצִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.יָמָ֑יyamayas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…בְּד֖וֹרbedorin ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in age”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.דּוֹרִ֣יםdorimageדּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָshenoteykhayearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(102-25) I say: 'O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days, Thou whose years endure throughout all generations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy years are throughout all generations.

Young’s Literal Translation

I say, 'My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,' Through all generations [are] Thine years.

World English Bible

I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.

Darby Translation

I said, My God, take me not away in the midst of my days! ...Thy years are from generation to generation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(102-25) I say: 'O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days, Thou whose years endure throughout all generations.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are through all generations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μὴ ἀναγάγῃς με ἐν ἡμίσει ἡμερῶν μου, ἐν γενεᾷ γενεῶν τὰ ἔτη σου.