Psalms 102:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; ”

Psalms 102:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary - From his high and holy dwelling-place, in heaven. The word here rendered “looked down,” means, in Kal, to lay upon or over; then, in Nip...
Psalms 102:19 - 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 102:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the height of His sanctuary . His holy height.
Psalms 102:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. For he hath looked down from the high place of his holiness Now the prophet contemplates the deliverance after which he breathes with anxious desire, as if it had been already accomplish...
Psalms 102:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; For he hath looked down - This, with the three following verses, seems to me to contain a glorious...
Psalms 102:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. -The generation to come shall praise the Lord for having loosed the groaning pris...
Psalms 102:19 - 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 102:13-22 ). The Psalmist has been supposed by some to speak simply in the name of the nation,...
Psalms 102:19 - 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 102:19 - 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 102:19 - 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 102:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How truly lovely is it to observe, through every part of Scripture, the confirmation of the everlasting love, and unchangeable purposes of Jehovah, concerning redemption! It was this tender look of G...
Psalms 102:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary ,.... From heaven, as it is explained in the next clause, which is the Lord's sanctuary, or holy place, where he dwells, even in the height o...
Psalms 102:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; Ver. 19. For he hath looked down from the height, &c. ] This is no small condescension, sin...
Psalms 102:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For he hath looked down Namely, upon us, and not as an idle spectator, but with an eye of pity and relief; from the height of his sanctuary From his higher or upper sanctuary, namely, heaven, as...
Psalms 102:19 - 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 102:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He hath looked down, to wit, upon us, not like an idle spectator, but with an eye of pity and relief, as the next verse declares. From the height of his sanctuary; from his higher or upper sanctu...
Psalms 102:19 - 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 102:19 - 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 102:19 - 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 102:19 - 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 102:19 - 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 102:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:39 ; 1 Kings 8:43 ; 2 Chronicles 16:9 ; Deuteronomy 26:15 ; Hebrews 8:1 ; Hebrews 8:2 ; Hebrews 9:23 ; Hebrews 9:24 ; Job 22:12 ; Psalms 14:2 ; Psalms 33:13 ; Psalms 33:14
Psalms 102:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Looked — From heaven.

Psalms 102:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 102:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 102:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 102:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 102:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 102:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 102:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 102:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 102:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 102:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 102:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 102:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 102:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 102:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 102:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 102:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes