Psalm 102:1-2 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:1-11

The title of this psalm is very observable; it is a prayer of the afflicted. It was composed by one that was himself afflicted, afflicted with the church and for it; and on those that are of a public spirit afflictions of that kind lie heavier than any other. It is calculated for an afflicted state, and is intended for the use of others that may be in the like distress; for whatsoever things were written aforetime were written designedly for our use. The whole word of God is of use to direct... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:1

Hear my prayer, O Lord ,.... The prayer of a poor, destitute, and afflicted one; his own, and not another's; not what was composed for him, but composed by him; which came out of his own heart, and out of unfeigned lips, and expressed under a feeling sense of his own wants and troubles; and though dictated and inwrought in his heart by the Spirit of God, yet, being put up by him in faith and fervency, it is called his own, and which he desires might be heard: and let my cry come unto thee... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:2

Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble ,.... Thy Shechinah, as the Targum: when God hides his face at any time from his people, it is a trouble to them, and very grievous; but especially when they are in any other trouble besides; it is very afflicting, indeed, when to their outward trouble this is added, which was Job's case, Job 23:1 , incline thine ear unto me; condescend, in great grace and goodness, to stoop and bow thine ear, and listen to the voice of my... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:1

Hear my prayer - The chief parts of the Psalm answer well to the title: it is the language of the deepest distress, and well directed to Him from whom alone help can come. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:1

Verse 1 1O Jehovah! hear my prayer This earnestness shows, again, that these words were not dictated to be pronounced by the careless and light-hearted, which could not have been done without grossly insulting God. In speaking thus, the captive Jews bear testimony to the severe and excruciating distress which they endured, and to the ardent desire to obtain some alleviation with which they were inflamed. No person could utter these words with the mouth without profaning the name of God, unless... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:2

Verse 2 2Hide not thy face from me in the day of my affliction The prayer, that God would not hide his face, is far from being superfluous. As the people had been languishing in captivity for the space of nearly seventy years, it might seem that God had for ever turned away his favor from them. But they are, notwithstanding, commanded, in their extreme affliction, to have recourse to prayer as their only remedy. They affirm that they cry in the day of their affliction, not as hypocrites are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee (comp. Psalms 27:7 ; Psalms 39:12 ; Psalms 54:2 ; Psalms 55:1 , etc.). "Stereotyped expressions," but the fittest to express a sufferer's urgent need. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1

The prayer of the afflicted. It is uncertain whether in this psalm we have an expression of personal feeling in a time of personal suffering, or an idealizing of the afflicted nation. If we take the former view, personal and national views must be regarded as blended. If we take the latter view, we may give heed to Bishop Wordsworth's suggestion, that the psalm was composed by Nehemiah when he went by night to examine the walls of Jerusalem, and was so deeply affected by the ruinous... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1-11

Affliction. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous"— even of the righteous, and sometimes these are almost, if not altogether, overwhelming. We expect to find suffering and sorrow among the guilty, but experience teaches us that it is— I. THE OCCASIONAL PORTION OF THE GODLY . Seldom, indeed, is the good man reduced to such distress as that described in the text; yet it does occur; troubles do sometimes accumulate where they seem least deserved or least necessary. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1-28

The psalm consists of three main portions: first, a complaint, prefaced by an appeal to God for aid (verses 1-11); secondly, a confident expression of an assured hope and trust in a speedy deliverance (verses 12-22); and thirdly, a contrast between human weakness and God's strength and unchangeableness, resulting in a conviction that, whatever becomes of the writer, the seed of Israel will be preserved and established before God forever (verses 23-28). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1-28

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