The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:22
When the people (rather, the peoples ) are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord (comp. Psalms 22:27 ; Psalms 68:29-32 ; Isaiah 49:6 , Isaiah 49:7 , Isaiah 49:18 , etc). read more
Psalm 102:19-26 Niv
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:23
He weakened my strength in the way. The reading "my strength" ( כחי ) is greatly to be preferred to that of "his strength" ( כחו ), which cannot be made to yield a tolerable meaning. It is judiciously adopted by Professor Cheyne, who translates, "He has brought down my strength in the way," and explains "the way" as "the journey of life." So also Rosenmuller and Hengstenberg. He shortened my days; i.e. "made me grow old prematurely" (comp. Psalms 102:11 ). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:23-24
Prayer for renewal of imperilled life. All love life, and desire to have it prolonged. But the psalmist does not ask for its renewal on merely personal grounds. He pleads that he is so sure God's restoring mercies are just at hand; and, if he could see them realized, he could die in peace. Compare Simeon's song as he held the Babe-Saviour. Death coming when a man is in the very midst of life's work is the most trying of human experiences. We always feel intensely sorry for Moses, though he... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:23-28
The third strophe begins with an acknowledgment of weakness—a sort of "renewed complaint" (Hengstenberg). But from this there is an ascent to a higher confidence than any displayed previously—a confidence that God, who is everlasting ( Psalms 102:24-27 ), will perpetually protect his people, and, whatever becomes of the existing generation, will establish their seed before him forever ( Psalms 102:28 ). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:23-28
The mortality of man and the eternity of God. The psalmist returns to his own personal condition; he considers himself as one who has but a narrow span of life, and even that small span is likely to be shortened; his heart is troubled at the thought of— I. THE BREVITY AND UNCERTAINTY OF OUR MORTAL LIFE . 1 . The length of our life is regarded by us very differently, according to the portion of it which we have spent. In youth it seems long, and we are eager to get... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:24
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days. Compare the complaint of Hezekiah ( Isaiah 38:10 ). A pious Israelite regarded himself as entitled to a fairly long life, which was promised him directly ( Exodus 20:12 ) and by implication, since it was only the wicked that were "not to live out half their days" ( Psalms 55:23 ). Thy years are throughout all generations. Dathe and Professor Cheyne translate, "O thou, whose years are eternal." But the Hebrew will scarcely... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:24
Lives taken away in the midst. I. WHAT LIVES ARE THESE ? 1 . They are not those of little children. They have not yet come to the midst of their days. And the sadness that overwhelms us when they die is, after a while, lit up with the conviction that they rest in the love of God, and can never know the sins and sorrows which men and women cannot but know. 2 . But they are lives mature, but not aged— lives in the full meridian of their strength. Of such the psalmist is... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:25
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth (comp. Isaiah 48:13 ). And the heavens are the work of thy hands (see Genesis 1:1 , Genesis 1:7 ; Genesis 2:4 ; Psalms 89:11 ; Hebrews 1:10 ). read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:26
They shall perish. The coming destruction of the world that now is, is very frequently declared in Holy Scripture. But thou shalt endure. With the perishable nature of the whole material creation, the psalmist contrasts the absolute eternity of God (comp. Psalms 102:12 ; also Psalms 9:7 ; Hebrews 1:11 ). Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment (comp. Isaiah 51:6 ). As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed. Compare the prophecies of "a new heaven... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:21
To declare the Name of the Lord in Zion ; rather, as in the Revised Version, that men may declare. The great object of Israel's restoration was the glory of God—that Jew and heathen, joined together in one, might unitedly bless God, and praise his glorious Name. The complete fulfilment was, of course, only after the coming of Christ. And his praise in Jerusalem. Especially in the "new Jerusalem" (see the comment on Psalms 102:15 ). read more