Psalm 102:19-26 NIV

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:20

His angels. You who have executed the orders of God for our delivery, help us to return him thanks. (Calmet) --- Hearkening. Literally, "to hear," (Haydock) or that all may learn to obey God's mandates when they perceive how carefully the angels put them in execution. (Berthier) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:21

Hosts. Sun, &c., which never deviate from their regular course. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:22

Soul. In vain should we behold all nature praising God, if we neglected that duty. (Berthier) --- All the works of the Most High praise him, being under his dominion. (Worthington) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:12-22

12-22 We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the subject of praise in the Christian church; and that... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:23-28

23-28 Bodily distempers soon weaken our strength, then what can we expect but that our months should be cut off in the midst; and what should we do but provide accordingly? We must own God's hand in it; and must reconcile this to his love, for often those that have used their strength well, have it weakened; and those who, as we think, can very ill be spared, have their days shortened. It is very comfortable, in reference to all the changes and dangers of the church, to remember that Jesus... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 102:1-28

Complaint of One in Great Trouble. A prayer of the afflicted, one in great misery and distress, when he is overwhelmed, Psalms 61:2, and poureth out his complaint, as from an inverted vessel, in a full stream, before the Lord. v. 1. Hear my prayer, O Lord, the Jehovah here named being the second person of the Godhead, as He was known and worshiped in the Old Testament also, Hebrews 1:10-2 Kings :, and let my cry come unto Thee, by removing all obstructions which would hinder its free... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 102:1-28

Psalms 102:0A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord2 Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come unto thee.3 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble;Incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I callAnswer me speedily.4 For my days are consumed like smoke,And my bones are burned as a hearth.5 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;So that I forget to eat my bread.6 By reason of the voice of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 102:12-28

the Time to Have Mercy upon Zion Psalms 102:12-28 We must remember that the Holy Spirit appropriates the closing words of this psalm as addressed to our Lord. See Hebrews 1:10-12 . This gives new point to these petitions. The psalmist’s sorrows, described in the previous paragraph, had their source in the desolations of Zion rather than in personal afflictions; and when the soul feels such oppression, it is a sign that deliverance is near. Finney, the great evangelist, tells of a woman who... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 102:1-28

This is a song of faith triumphing over affliction. Beginning with a prayer for deliverance, and a statement of the circumstances of suffering in which he then was, together with a recognition of those sufferings as the chastisements of Jehovah (vv. Psa 102:1-11 ), it rises to a great song of hope in the consciousness of the eternity of God, and the consequent conviction of the restoration of His own people to favour and blessing (vv. Psa 102:12-22 ). Finally it returns to his own suffering,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:1-28

CII. The title, which is unique in the Psalter, describes the contents of Psalms 102:1-1 Kings : very well. So far the Ps. is the prayer of a man in extreme affliction. The same may be said of Psalms 102:23 and Psalms 102:24 a. But the theme which occupies the rest of the Ps. is quite different and indeed contrary. The poet turns to the eternal life of Yahweh. He has already “ built up Zion” : His glory has appeared: not only the Jews but other peoples and kingdoms are to serve Yahweh. We may... read more