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Verse Psalms 102:17. _THE PRAYER OF THE DESTITUTE_] הערער
_haarar_ of him who is laid in utter ruin, who is entirely wasted....
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HE WILL REGARD THE PRAYER - literally, “He looks upon,” or “he
‘turns himself’ to their prayer.” He does not any longer seem to
turn away from them and disregard them. He shows by thus building up
Zio...
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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 ...
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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...
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SO THE HEATHEN SHALL FEAR THE NAME, &C.— _Then shall the nations
fear thy name, O Lord;_—ver. 16. _When the Lord shall have built up
Sion, and his glory shall again be seen in Jerusalem;_—ver. 17.
_Wh...
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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
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He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their
prayer.
HE WILL REGARD THE PRAYER OF THE DESTITUTE - the confident
anticipation of the answer to Psalms 102:1. The restoration of Z...
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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...
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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". ...
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THE DESTITUTE. — Literally, _the naked one._ Here the exiled people,
_stripped_ of home and religious rites. The word is only found once
more, in Jeremiah 17:6 (comp. Jeremiah 48:6 for a kindred form)...
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_[Psalms 102:18]_ פָּ֭נָה אֶל ־תְּפִלַּ֣ת הָ
עַרְעָ֑ר...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Justice. In protecting the oppressed, (Calmet) and rendering to every
one according to his deserts abundantly. (Haydock) --- God never
punishes more than a person's crimes have merited, Exodus xx. 5....
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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...
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17_He hath regarded the prayer of the solitary _It is worthy of
notice, that the deliverance of the chosen tribes is ascribed to the
prayers of the faithful. God’s mercy was indeed the sole cause whic...
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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...
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HE WILL REGARD THE PRAYER OF THE DESTITUTE,.... Of the destitute of
human help and support, protection and defence; as the church in the
wilderness; of the "poor", as the Syriac and Arabic versions, b...
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He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their
prayer.
Ver. 17. _He will regard the prayer of the destitute_] Heb. of the
poor shrub that is in the wilderness, trod upon by beasts,...
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_When the Lord shall build up Zion_ They take it for granted it would
be done, for God himself had undertaken it; _he shall appear in his
glory_ His glorious power, wisdom, and goodness shall be manif...
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He will regard the prayer of the destitute, of the homeless exiles,
AND NOT DESPISE THEIR PRAYER, not reject their supplication for mercy....
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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...
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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...
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OF THE DESTITUTE, i.e. of his poor forsaken, despised people in
Babylon. NOT DESPISE, i.e. will accept and answer....
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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...
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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...
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_He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their
prayer._
GOOD NEWS FOR THE DESTITUTE
Trumpets are sounding, banners are displayed, princes and nobles
glitter in their array, and th...
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_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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Daniel 9:3; Deuteronomy 32:36; Deuteronomy 4:29; Jeremiah 29:11;...