Psalm 102:23-28 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:23-28

We may here observe, I. The imminent danger that the Jewish church was in of being quite extirpated and cut off by the captivity in Babylon (Ps. 102:23): He weakened my strength in the way. They were for many ages in the way to the performance of the great promise made to their fathers concerning the Messiah, longing as much for it as ever a traveller did to be at his journey's end. The legal institutions l 241c ed them in the way; but when the ten tribes were lost in Assyria, and the two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:23

He weakened my strength in the way ,.... The psalmist here returns to his complaint of his afflictions, weakness, and frailty, which ended Psalm 102:11 , after which some hints are given of the latter day glory, which though he despaired of seeing, by reason of his frailty and mortality, yet comforts himself with the eternity and immutability of Christ, and that there would be a succession of the church, a seed of true believers, who would see and enjoy it: as for himself, he says that God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:24

I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days ;.... Which was always reckoned as a judgment, as a token of God's sore displeasure, and as what only befell wicked men, Psalm 55:23 , in the Hebrew it is, "cause me not to ascend" F6 אל תעלני "ne ascendere facias me", Montanus, Gejerus. ; either as smoke, which ascends, and vanishes away; or rather it designs the separation of the soul from the body at death, when it ascends upwards to God that gave it; so Aben Ezra... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:25

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth ,.... The lower part of the creation, the Lord's footstool, called the earth beneath: this has its foundation; though what it is cannot be well said, it cannot be searched out; it is sometimes said to be founded upon the waters, and yet so as not to be removed for ever, Jeremiah 31:37 , this shows the wisdom of God, as a wise master builder, and the stability of the earth; and is a proof of the deity of Christ, to whom these words belong:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:26

They shall perish ,.... Both the heavens and the earth, though so well founded, and so firmly made; they shall be dissolved, melt, and pass away; not as to the substance, but as to the quality of them: or, as R. Judah Ben David says, whom Aben Ezra on the place cites, and calls the first grammarian in the west, not as to generals, but as to particulars: but thou shalt endure ; as the eternal God, from everlasting to everlasting; and, even as man, he will die no more; and, as Mediator,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:27

But thou art the same ,.... That hast created them, as the Targum adds; or "thou art he" F8 אתה הוא "tu ipse", Pagninus, Montanus. , the everlasting I AM, the unchangeable Jehovah; immutable in his nature and perfections; in his love and affections to his people; in his power to protect and keep them; in his wisdom to guide and direct them; in his righteousness to clothe them, and render them acceptable to God; in his blood to cleanse them, and speak peace and pardon to them; in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:28

The children of thy servants shall continue ,.... The "servants" of the Lord are the apostles of Christ, and ministers of the word, in all successive generations, with whom Christ will be to the end of the world: their "children" are such whom they have begotten again, through the Gospel, to whom they are spiritual fathers; regenerated souls are meant; of these there will be a succession in all ages, until latter day glory takes place; these are the church's seed, and her seed's seed, from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:23

He weakened my strength in the way - We are brought so low in our captivity by oppression, by every species of hard usage, and by death, that there is now no hope of our restoration by any efforts of our own. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:24

I said, O my God - This and the following verses seem to be the form of prayer which the captives used previously to their deliverance. Thy years are throughout all generations - This was a frequent argument used to induce God to hear prayer. We are frail and perishing; thou art everlasting: deliver us, and we will glorify thee. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:25

Of old hast thou laid the foundation - None taught of God ever imagined the world to have been eternal. Of old, לפנים lephanim , before there were any faces or appearances, thou didst lay the foundations of the earth. It was created by thee; it did not grow by accretion or aggregation from a pre-existent nucleus. There was nothing; and thou didst produce being - substance or matter. Out of that created matter thou didst make the earth and the heavens. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 102:23-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 102:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:25

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