Psalm 102:19-26 NIV

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 102:25-28

DISCOURSE: 671THE ETERNITY AND IMMUTABILITY OF CHRISTPsalms 102:25-28. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands: they shall perish, but thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall max old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.AMONGST all the Psalms, there is... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:1-28

Psalms 102:1-28 In Psalms 102:1-28 , David begins with a prayer asking God to hear his prayer.Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline your ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily ( Psalms 102:1-2 ).How impatient we are with God, and yet, how important it is to us that God is patient with us. Yet it seems that whenever I pray I want speedy answers from God. I, again, I can identify with David. I want... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 102:1-28

It appears from Psalms 102:13-16, that this psalm was written in Babylon, and near the time of the Jewish emancipation. It is highly prophetic of the greater deliverance by the Messiah, whose law should be published out of Zion, and the gentiles be converted to the Lord. It was probably written by Daniel, or Nehemiah. The title seems to have been prefixed by the author of the psalm, for it is copied by the Versions as it stands in the Hebrew. “A prayer of the afflicted when he is overwhelmed,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 102:1-28

Psalms 102:1-28Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto Thee.Thoughts of comfort and complaintI. Thoughts of complaint (Psalms 102:1-11).1. Concerning bodily sufferings.(1) The physical anguish of life (verse 3).(2) The terrible brevity of life (verse 11).2. Concerning mental sufferings. “I am in trouble.” “My heart is smitten,” etc. His mental anguish destroyed his appetite for food, made his bones “cleave” to his “skin,” and to mingle his drink with tears. Such is the connection... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 102:24

Psalms 102:24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy years are throughout all generations.The death of good men, in the midst of their days, considered and improvedI. The reasons of this dispensation.1. The sovereignty of the Divine will, which is--(1) Absolute.(2) Uncontrollable. But the will of God is always reasonable.2. It is a point of wisdom. We are born mortal, and under a sentence of death. When any, therefore, are removed in early life, as there is nothing... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 102:26-28

Psalms 102:26-28They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure.A perishing world and an immutable GodThe great practical lesson which we are being daily taught is this, to withdraw our hearts from a changing and decaying world; and fix our hopes, and seek our happiness, in an unchanging and eternal God. This is the secret of real and permanent happiness to the soul of man.I. The description which the text gives of the material world--the heavens and the earth. They are described as--1. The effect of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:19

Psa 102:19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; Ver. 19. For he hath looked down from the height, &c. ] This is no small condescension, since he abaseth himself to look upon things in heaven, Psalms 113:6 . From heaven did the Lord behold the earth ] That is, his poor despised servants, that are in themselves no better than the earth they tread on. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:20

Psa 102:20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; Ver. 20. To hear the groaning of the prisoner ] Those prisoners of hope held so long captive in Babylon, the cruelty whereof is graphically described, Jeremiah 51:34 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:21

Psa 102:21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; Ver. 21. To declare the name of the Lord in Zion ] This shall be the business of the converted Gentiles, to make up one catholic Church with the Christian Jews, and to bear a part in setting forth God’s worthy praises. See Psalms 102:18 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:22

Psa 102:22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. Ver. 22. When the people are gathered together ] sc. To the Lord Christ; for to "Shiloh shall be the gathering of the people," Genesis 49:10 . And the kingdoms to serve the Lord ] As they did under Constantine the Great, Valentinian, Theodosius, which three emperors called themselves vasallos Christi (as Socrates reporteth), the vassals of Christ: and the like may be said of other Christian kings and... read more

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 102:25-28

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:1-28

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 102:1-28

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 102:1-28

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 102:24

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 102:26-28

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:19

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:21

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:22

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