# Psalms 102.25

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 23. He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days. 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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> **25. Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.**
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> 26. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 27. But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end. (Psalms 102:23-27, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 23. He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days. 24. I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.
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> **25. Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.**
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> 26. They 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. 27. But you are the same. Your years will have no end. (Psalms 102:23-27, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 23. He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. <sup>weakened: Heb. afflicted</sup> 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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> **25. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.**
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> 26. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: <sup>endure: Heb. stand</sup> 27. But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. (Psalms 102:23-27, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 23. He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days. 24. I say, 'My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,' Through all generations [are] Thine years.
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> **25. Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands [are] the heavens.**
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> 26. They, They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed. 27. And Thou [art] the same, and Thine years are not finished. (Psalms 102:23-27, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Thermodynamics](/codex/argument-from-thermodynamics/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Contingency Argument](/codex/contingency-argument/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Third Way - Contingency](/codex/third-way-contingency/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater](/codex/unitarian-oneness-binitarian-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/)
- [Divine Immutability](/codex/divine-immutability/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Second Law of Thermodynamics](/codex/second-law-of-thermodynamics/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [Two Powers in Heaven](/codex/two-powers-in-heaven/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), via [Psalms 102.25-27](/codex/psalms-102-25-27/)
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.