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I say,אֹמַר“My El,אֵלִיdo notאַלtake me upתַּעֲלֵנִיin the middleבַּחֲצִיof my days,יָמָיthrough generation of generationsבְּדוֹר דּוֹרִיםare your years.שְׁנוֹתֶיךָ
Psalms 102:24
Study it in the app“I say, “My El, do not take me up in the middle of my days, through generation of generations are your years.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:24, word by word
- I sayאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- “My Elאֵלִeli
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “eli” appears- take me upתַּעֲלֵtaale
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “taale” appears- in the middleחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of my daysיָמָyama
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yama” appears- through generation of generationsדוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- are your yearsשְׁנוֹתֶיshenote
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenote” appears
Translation note
“Do not take me up”: do not take me away, do not take my life.
The context
23He has afflicted in the way my strength; he has shortened my days.
24 · This verse (above)
25Of old you founded the earth, and the work of your hands are the heavens.