Psalms 102:13 - Exposition

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion (comp. Psalms 3:7 ; Psalms 12:5 ; Psalms 68:1 ). God is said to "arise," when he bestirs himself to take vengeance on his enemies, and deliver his saints out of their hands. The "Zion," on which he would "have mercy," was not the city only, but the people belonging to it. For the time to favour her (or, pity her ) , yea, the set time, is come. By "the set time" is probably meant the time fixed by Jeremiah for the termination of the Captivity and the restoration of Jerusalem ( Jeremiah 25:11 , Jeremiah 25:12 ; Jeremiah 29:10 ), and alluded to by Daniel in Daniel 9:2 . This time, the psalmist says, approaches.