Psalm 102:27

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 102:27

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 102:27

But thou art the same - הוא ואתה veattah Hu , but thou art He, that is, The Eternal; and, consequently, he who only has immortality. Thy years shall have no end - יתמו לא lo yittammu , "they shall not be completed." Every thing has its revolution - its conception, growth, perfection, decay, dissolution, and death, or corruption. It may be said that regeneration restores all these substances; and so it does in a measure, but not without deterioration. The breed of animals, as well... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:1-28

Light arising in darkness. The authorship and therefore the date of this psalm cannot be certainly fixed, or whether it be a national or an individual utterance; probably it is the latter. The alternations of thought and feeling are very noteworthy. We have— I. EARNEST PRAYER . ( Psalms 102:1 , Psalms 102:2 .) There is an ascending scale, reaching to a climax. 1 . That the Lord would hear. "Hear, O Lord." 2 . For close access. "Let my cry come unto thee." Do not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:12-27

Changing self; changing world; unchanging God. A very favourite contrast with psalmists and poets. I. A CONTRAST BASED ON A FACT . The fact is that man's life is changeable and brief. This is true of a man's bodily life, intellectual life, and life of relations. It is impressed on a man in his times of sickness, especially when sickness comes breaking into and breaking up his plans, as in the case of king Hezekiah. Here the psalmist puts the fact into two figures—the passing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 102:27

But thou art the same; literally, but thou art HE (comp. Isaiah 44:4 ; Isaiah 46:4 ); i.e. "thou art the one eternal and unchangeable existence—the one reality." And thy years shall have no end. It is by an accommodation to human modes of thought that God's "years" are spoken of. An eternal existence is a unity—not made up of years and days. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 102:25-27

Of old - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Hebrews 1:10-12. In the beginning; at the first. The phrase used here means literally “to the face;” then, “before” in the order of time. It means here, long ago; of olden time; at the beginning. The meaning is, that the years of God had stretched through all the generations of people, and all the changes which had occurred upon the earth; that at the very beginning he existed, and that he would continue to exist to the very close,... read more

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