Psalms 102:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. ”

Psalms 102:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 p...
Psalms 102:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Psalms 102:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CII. The title, which is unique in the Psalter, describes the contents of Psalms 102:1-11 very well. So far the Ps. is the prayer of a man in extreme affliction. The same may be said of Psalms 1...
Psalms 102:12 - 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".
Psalms 102:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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;...
Psalms 102:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever - Our life is a shadow; we can scarcely be called beings when compared with...
Psalms 102:12 - 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 G...
Psalms 102:12 - 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 102:13-22 ). The Psalmist has been supposed by some to speak simply in the name of the nation,...
Psalms 102:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 genera...
Psalms 102:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 102:1-28 Psalms 102:13-14 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...
Psalms 102:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Time to Have Mercy upon Zion Psalms 102:12-28 We must remember that the Holy Spirit appropriates the closing words of this psalm as addressed to our Lord. See Hebrews 1:10-12 . This gives...
Psalms 102:12 - 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 tho...
Psalms 102:12 - 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...
Psalms 102:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 everla...
Psalms 102:12 - 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, Lamenta...
Psalms 102:12 - 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 lim...
Psalms 102:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Future Glory of Zion. 12 But thou, O L ORD , shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. 13...
Psalms 102:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 o...
Psalms 102:12 - 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, esp...
Psalms 102:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 charge...
Psalms 102:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It appears from Psalms 102:13-16 , 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 s...
Psalms 102:12 - 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 102:1-11 ). 1. Concerning bodily sufferings. (1) The physical an...
Psalms 102:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 102:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Psalms 102:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 33:27 ; Exodus 3:15 ; Hebrews 13:8 ; Isaiah 44:6 ; Isaiah 60:15 ; Lamentations 5:19 ; Psalms 102:24-27 ; Psalms 135:13 ; Psalms 9:7 ; Psalms 90:1 ; Psalms 90:2 ; Revelation 1:...
Psalms 102:12 - 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 .

Psalms 102:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 102:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 102:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 102:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 102:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 102:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 102:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 102:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 102:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 102:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 102:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 102:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 102:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 102:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 102:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 102:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes