THE CRY OF THE AFFLICTED
Psalms 102:1
This is the fifth of the Penitential Psalms. Some hold that it is one
of the later psalms, asking for deliverance from captivity; others,
emphasizing certain Davidic characteristics, ascribe it to the hand of
the royal psalmist. Its actual authorship, however,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TIME TO HAVE MERCY UPON ZION
Psalms 102:12
We must remember that the Holy Spirit appropriates the closing words
of this psalm as addressed to our Lord. See Hebrews 1:10. This gives
new point to these petitions. The psalmist's sorrows, described in the
previous paragraph, had their source in the... [ Continue Reading ]