Psalm 102:1
“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 102Meaning
The afflicted speaker asks for access to God in distress. The verse legitimizes direct lament without implying immediate relief.
The afflicted person pours out grief
Urgent petitions and images of weakness, isolation, humiliation, grief, and mortality.
Read carefully
The psalm models honest petition without setting a timetable for relief.