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Psalm 102:24

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

22when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
23He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.
24I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.
25Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
26They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.
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The plea to live beyond the middle of one’s days names the fear of a life cut short while addressing God, whose years span every generation.

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Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’Both passages speak of God’s enduring existence, with Deuteronomy describing the eternal God as a dwelling place.
Psalm 39:13Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away and exist no more.”Both prayers ask God to spare a life, with Psalm 39 also asking for strength before death.
Habakkuk 1:12Aren’t you from everlasting, LORD my God, my Holy One? We will not die. LORD, you have appointed them for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.Both speakers address God as their God and speak of his everlasting existence amid the threat of death.
Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years.”Both speakers describe facing death in the middle of life, with years they still long to live.
Daniel 4:34At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and …Both texts speak of God enduring across generations; Daniel expresses this in praise of his everlasting rule.
Job 22:16who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,The shared thread is life cut short: Job describes people taken before their time, while the psalm asks to be spared.
Psalm 102:12But you, LORD, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.Both verses address God as enduring through all generations, a truth repeated within the same lament.
Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”Both texts describe God’s existence extending beyond a human lifespan, with Revelation naming him across past, present, and future.
Job 21:21For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?Both mention a human lifespan being cut short, though Job’s question concerns a person’s household after death.
Psalm 9:7But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.Both psalms affirm that God endures forever, while Psalm 9 also speaks of his throne and judgment.
Job 36:26Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.Both describe God’s years as exceeding human measure, whether through all generations or beyond the reach of counting.
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Encouragement

You may ask God for more time without hiding your fear. The plea here receives no promise of extra years; the God being addressed endures through every generation.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).