Psalms 102:1

Psalms 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.

A Prayer of the afflicted] Or, for the afflicted, made by Daniel, or some other prophet, not long before the return out of Babylon, where they suffered much but prayed little, as Daniel confesseth, Daniel 9:13. Here, therefore, they are taught to take unto them words, and say, "Hear my prayer, O Lord," &c. In greatest afflictions there is place left for prayer, Psalms 130:1, and something God will yield to it, when most bitterly bent against a people, Matthew 24:20,21 .

When he is overwhelmed] Pressed out of measure above strength, 2 Corinthians 1:8, ad deliquium animae, till heart faint and faith seem to fail, bowing down through weight of grief, ac si pars una corporis alia esset operta; for so the word here used signifieth, saith Kimchi, as if one part of the body were overcovered with another. Estque pulchra collatio in verbis gnataph et shaphac, quae naturam fidei depingunt, saith Mollerus; faith may be under a cloud for a season, but it will recover, and pour out its complaint before the Lord.

Ver. 1. Hear my prayer, O Lord] O Lord Christ, for so this psalm is to be understood, as the apostle showeth, Hebrews 1:6

And let my cry] Which is, that thou wouldest be pleased to bring us poor exiles back to our own country; and so this prayer is answerable to that of Dan 9:1-27