Psalm 102:1-150:6 ESV

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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 102:1

102:1 [A Prayer {a} of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my {b} cry come unto thee.(a) By which is signified, that even though we are in great misery, yet there is always room for prayer.(b) He declares that in our prayer we must lively feel that which we desire, and steadfastly believe to obtain. 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 102:1

CONTENTS The Psalmist is here engaged in prayer. We find much that clearly refers to the person of Christ. The sorrows expressed, considered with reference to him, are very striking: and the refuge taken in the eternal strength of Jehovah, as the strength of the redeemed, forms a most interesting part in this divine Psalm. A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 102:1-2

From the authority of the Holy Ghost, in having caused his servant, the apostle Paul, to quote a portion of this psalm, in his first chapter of his Epistle to the Hebrews, in direct reference to the person of Christ, it is plain, that the church now, as the Apostle did then, ought to be always upon the look-out for Jesus in every part of Scripture. For my own part, when I consider Christ as our Head and Surety, who in all our affliction was afflicted; and when I hear the strong cries of Jesus... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:1

Himself. All agree that David wrote this psalm as a model of resignation. The occasion is not known. (Berthier) --- It may express the sentiments of the captives, (Calmet) or of converts to Christianity, (Eusebius) and is written with inimitable sweetness. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:1-11

1-11 The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but here, is often elsewhere, the Holy Ghost has put words into our mouths. Here is a prayer put into the hands of the afflicted; let them present it to God. Even good men may be almost overwhelmed with afflictions. It is our duty and interest to pray; and it is comfort to an afflicted spirit to unburden itself, by a humble representation of its griefs. We must say, Blessed be the name of the Lord, who both gives and takes away. The... 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