Psalm 102:17 NASB,NASB

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 102:1-28

An Unfinished Life Psalms 102:24 I. The inscription of this Psalm is unique. It describes the inner subject of the Psalm and makes a very beautiful heading. A prayer of the afflicted when he is overwhelmed and poureth out his complaint before the Lord. The afflictions are those of the nation and of the Psalmist himself, who added to his own sorrows the sorrow of his people. The elegy moves with mournful strain as he describes the bitterness of his pain. He has eaten ashes like bread, and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:1-28

Psalms 102:1-28Psalms 102:13-14 show that the psalm was written when Zion was in ruins and the time of her restoration at hand. Sadness shot with hope, as a cloud with sunlight, is the singer’s mood. The pressure of present sorrows points to the time of the Exile; the lightening of these, by the expectation that the hour for their cessation has all but struck, points to the close of that period. There is a general consensus of opinion on this, though Baethgen is hesitatingly inclined to adopt... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 102:1-28

Psalms 102:0 Christ the King in His Humiliation 1. In the place of humiliation and dependence (Psalms 102:1-7 ) 2. His enemies (Psalms 102:8-11 ) 3. The set time for Zion (Psalms 102:12-16 ) 4. The blessings which follow (Psalms 102:17-22 ) 5. The God-man in His work (Psalms 102:23-28 ) That this Psalm is a prophecy concerning the sufferings of Christ, His humiliation and death, and the gracious results which flow from it, is confirmed by the quotation in the first chapter of the... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:1-28

The first psalm in this lesson suggests Psalms 74:0 on which we did not dwell, but both of which depict the desolations of Judah by the Babylonians (compare Jeremiah 52:12-14 ). On this supposition their date would be that of the captivity, and their author a later Asaph than the Asaph mentioned in David’s time. Psalms 80:0 Has captivity features also. Some would say it relates to the ten tribes, as the preceding psalm does to Judah. The next several psalms are much alike in this respect and... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 102:12-18

Still prosecuting the subject of this most blessed psalm, with reference to our adorable and glorious Mediator, may we not accept the several expressions here, as spoken by Christ, in his capacity of Surety; and as taking confidence for himself and church in the covenant-engagements of the Father? I stay not to enlarge, but I refer the reader to those most interesting passages of Scripture, in other parts of the divine word, which serve to explain the doctrine. Isaiah 49:0 throughout;... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:17

Justice. In protecting the oppressed, (Calmet) and rendering to every one according to his deserts abundantly. (Haydock) --- God never punishes more than a person's crimes have merited, Exodus xx. 5., and xxxiv. 6. (Calmet) 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

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