your renown endures through all generations

Psalm 102:1-28

Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food. In my distress I groan aloud and am reduced to skin and bones.

Because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside. My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass.

But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come. For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity. The nations will fear the name of the Lord, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.

In the course of my life he broke my strength; he cut short my days. So I said: “Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations. In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,  and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain;  they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you remain the same,  and your years will never end. The children of your servants will live in your presence;  their descendants will be established before you.”

Why?

Our life is limited so pray to the Lord and honor the Holy name of the Lord. May I and my children could be God's servants.

No matter what situation around me, my hope is in hands of the Lord.

Everything will perish, but you Lord, your renown endures through all generations.

All of them will perish, but God you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

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苦難中向神的禱告

軟弱中的禱告，後來思想神的作為、應許、大能而轉為喜樂

v1-11在困苦難中向神的呼求： 著重在自己的困難、軟弱，一刻也不能忍耐了，茫然無掩飾的說出自己信心的軟弱，身體衰弱，害怕日夜不得安歇，覺得神也不理他了。這情形好像耶穌在十架上覺得被神遺棄！耶穌才是最無辜的

v12-22思想神心境轉變： 「惟」但是的意思。思想開始轉變，想到神的永恆性。思想到神的憐恤、垂聽禱告、垂看地上人的嘆息、思想到神的權柄與榮耀

v23-28 詩人因神的慈愛、權柄，開始呼求、禱告，雖然舊的生命會朽壞，但是神要給我新的生命，天地也要更新，神的長存，屬神的僕人也要長存，注目在神的永恆、榮耀。從在困境中轉變為盼望。

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How?

Give thanks to the Lord and praise to the Lord for my life is short. May my life before the Lord could be a good servant.