Psalms 102:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. ”

Psalms 102:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of old - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Hebrews 1:10-12 . In the beginning; at the first. The phrase used here means literally “to the face;” then, “before” in the order of tim...
Psalms 102:25 - 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 102:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Of old, &c. Quoted in Hebrews 1:10-12 , which shows this Psalm is all prophetic of Messiah.
Psalms 102:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

25 Thou hast aforetime founded the earth Here the sacred writer amplifies what he had previously stated, declaring, that compared with God the whole world is a form which quickly vanishes aw...
Psalms 102:25 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 671 THE ETERNITY AND IMMUTABILITY OF CHRIST Psalms 102:25-28 . Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands: they shall perish, but tho...
Psalms 102:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. Of old hast thou laid the foundation - None taught of God ever imagined the world to have been eternal....
Psalms 102:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Of old hast thou laid the foundation, &c.— See Isaiah 51:6 where the prophet tells us, that the heaven and earth shall wax old like a garment; but the Psalmist here goes one step further than...
Psalms 102:25 - 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 102:25 - 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 102:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Comp. Isaiah 44:24 ; Isaiah 48:13 .
Psalms 102:25 - 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 102:25 - 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 102:25 - 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 102:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

From the apostle Paul's quotation of this glorious passage, Hebrews 1:10 , etc. and his illustration of it, as there explained, it should seem very evident that these verses contain God the Father's...
Psalms 102:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth ,.... The lower part of the creation, the Lord's footstool, called the earth beneath: this has its foundation; though what it is cannot be well said...
Psalms 102:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands. Ver. 25. Of old thou hast laid the foundation, &c. ] Here is a clear proof of Christ's eternity,...
Psalms 102:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth The eternity of God looks both backward and forward: it is both without beginning and without end. The latter is affirmed and illustrated Psalms 1...
Psalms 102:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hoping in God's Compassion. 23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. 24 I said, O my God, take me...
Psalms 102:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The eternity of God looks both backward and forward, it is both without beginning and without end. The former is affirmed and illustrated Psalms 102:24,26,27 , the latter is clearly implied in thi...
Psalms 102:25 - 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 102:25 - 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 102:25 - 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 102:25 - 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 102:25 - 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 102:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 20:11 ; Genesis 1:1 ; Genesis 2:1 ; Hebrews 1:10-12 ; Hebrews 3:3 ; Hebrews 3:4 ; Jeremiah 32:17 ; Job 38:4-7 ; Proverbs 8:23-36

Psalms 102:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 102:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 102:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 102:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 102:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 102:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 102:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 102:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 102:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 102:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 102:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 102:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 102:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 102:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 102:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 102:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge