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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 102:12

For ever. — The eternity of God, which must survive the world itself, is a pledge of the truth of the national hopes, in spite of the vicissitudes of individuals, and the swift succession of generations. For the word “remembrance,” see Psalms 30:4. It is explained by Exodus 3:15, “This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial through all generations.” The generations come and go, and the memory of man perishes, but the name “Jehovah” endures still, the object of adoration and praise.

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See also Psalms 102:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 102:12. _BUT THOU, O LORD, SHALT ENDURE FOR EVER_] Our life is a shadow; we can scarcely be called _beings_ when compared with thee, for thou art _eternal_. Have mercy upon us, _creatures...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BUT THOU, O LORD, SHALT ENDURE FOR EVER - Though my condition has been changed, though I have been cast down from an exalted position, though kingdoms rise and fall, yet thou art unchanged. Thy purpos...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 102 Christ the King in His Humiliation _ 1. In the place of humiliation and dependence (Psalms 102:1)_ 2. His enemies (Psalms 102:8) 3. The set time for Zion ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CII. The title, which is unique in the Psalter, describes the contents of Psalms 102:1 very well. So far the Ps. is the prayer of a man in extreme affliction. The same may be said of Psalms 102:23 and...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BUT THOU. Emphasizing the great consolation. SHALT ENDURE. Sittest, or wilt sit [enthroned]. THY REMEMBRANCE. Some codices read "Thy throne"....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 102 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Prayer of a Humbled One brings a Threefold Answer of Peace. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 102:1-11, A Humbled One's Complaint. Stanza II., Psalms 102:12-17

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass. -In contrast to his own frailty, the Psalmist finds that consolation in God's abiding character which assures him that God wi...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    102:12 memorial (c-9) See Exodus 3:15 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    REMEMBRANCE] RV 'memorial,' i.e. name: see Lamentations 5:19....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. belongs to the closing days of the exile, and utters the hope of Israel's restoration (Psalms 102:13). The Psalmist has been supposed by some to speak simply in the name of the nation, but it...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ A YOUNG MAN WITH TROUBLE PSALMS 102 Jesus said, "Do not let trouble stay in your mind. *Believe in God and believe in me also". ...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 102:13]_ וְ אַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לְ עֹולָ֣ם...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 102:1 Psalms 102:13 show that the psalm was written when Zion was in ruins and the time of her restoration at hand. Sadness shot with hope, as a cloud with sunlight, is the singer's mood. The p...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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 t...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is a song of faith triumphing over affliction. Beginning with a prayer for deliverance, and a statement of the circumstances of suffering in which he then was, together with a recognition of thos...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    But thou, O LORD, shalt (i) endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. (i) Though we are frail, yet your promise is sure, and the remembrance of it will confirm us forever....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Still prosecuting the subject of this most blessed psalm, with reference to our adorable and glorious Mediator, may we not accept the several expressions here, as spoken by Christ, in his capacity of...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    12._And thou, O Jehovah! shalt dwell for ever _When the prophet, for his own encouragement, sets before himself the eternity of God, it seems, at first sight, to be a far-fetched consolation; for what...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 102 is one of the most, perhaps the most, remarkable of all the psalms, and presents Christ in a way divinely admirable. Verse 10 (Psalms 102:10) gives the occasion of the cry with which the ps...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THOU, O LORD, SHALT ENDURE FOR EVER,.... This address is made to Christ, as is clear from Psalms 102:25, compared with Hebrews 1:10, who is a divine Person, endures for ever, is from everlasting t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. Ver. 12. _But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever_] And therefore we, thy covenanters, shall be restored, Lamentatio...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _My days are like a shadow_ Which “never continueth in one stay, but is still gliding imperceptibly on, lengthening as it goes, and at last vanisheth into darkness. The period of its existence is limi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    COMPLAINT OF ONE IN GREAT TROUBLE. A prayer of the afflicted, one in great misery and distress, when he is overwhelmed, Psalms 61:2, and poureth out his complaint, as from an inverted vessel, in a fu...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    But Thou, O Lord, shalt endure forever, whence the psalmist in the midst of his misery, addresses his confident prayer to Him, AND THY REMEMBRANCE UNTO ALL GENERATIONS, the eternal and unchangeable Ru...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    12-22 We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadne...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    But this is my comfort, although we die and our hopes vanish, yet our God is everlasting and unchangeable, and therefore invincible by all his and our enemies, constant in his counsels and purposes of...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 102:12 LORD H3068 endure H3427 (H8799) forever H5769 remembrance H2143 all H1755 generations H1755 thou -...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 102:1. _Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily._...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Kindly notice the title of this Psalm: «Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.» I call your attention to it in order to remind you what charges...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Sorrowful complaint of great afflictions and a believing prospect of deliverance. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: The greatest ease to an afflicted spirit is to unburden itself by a...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    It appears from Psalms 102:13, that this psalm was written in Babylon, and near the time of the Jewish emancipation. It is highly prophetic of the greater deliverance by the Messiah, whose law should...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto Thee._ THOUGHTS OF COMFORT AND COMPLAINT I. Thoughts of complaint (Psalms 102:1). 1. Concerning bodily sufferings. (1) The physical anguish of lif...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 102:1. The title, “A Prayer of one afflicted,” makes it clear that this is an individual lament. At the same time, it is certainly not individualistic: the “I” who sings thi...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 102:12 The enduring reign of God (ENTHRONED FOREVER, REMEMBERED THROUGHOUT ALL GENERATIONS) brings about the ultimate success of his saving purposes in the world (v....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION It is impossible to determine on what occasion and by whom this Psalm was composed. Prof. Alexander and Hengstenberg regard it as a composition of David. But from internal evidence, espec...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE "title" of this psalm is altogether peculiar, being "a Prayer for the afflicted, when he faints, and pours out his complaint before Jehovah." This is clearly a general direction for the...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In Psalms 102:1-28, David begins with a prayer asking God to hear his prayer. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Deuteronomy 33:27; Exodus 3:15; Hebrews 13:8; Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 60:1

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Remembrance — Thy name, Jehovah, which is called by this very word, God's remembrance, or memorial, and that unto all generations, Exodus 3:15....

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