Psalm 102:25

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 102:25-28

From the apostle Paul's quotation of this glorious passage, Hebrews 1:10 , etc. and his illustration of it, as there explained, it should seem very evident that these verses contain God the Father's answer to Christ's prayer, and form a blessed summary of all redemption mercies ensured to the church in Him. And therefore the church may, with full assurance of faith, take to herself, and every individual of the church, with equal right in Christ, the whole blessings of covenant promises in... 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

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