13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
13 You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.
13 You'll get up from your throne and help Zion - it's time for compassionate help.
13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.
13 You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem - and now is the time to pity her, now is the time you promised to help.
15 The nations will fear the name of the Lord, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
15 Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
15 The godless nations will sit up and take notice - see your glory, worship your name -
15 So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
15 Then the nations will tremble before the Lord . The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
(Read Psalm 102:12-22)
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 deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the subject of praise in the Christian church; and that great work is described by the temporal deliverance and restoration of Israel. Look down upon us, Lord Jesus; and bring us into the glorious liberty of thy children, that we may bless and praise thy name.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.
16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
16 For the Lord builds up Zion; he appears in his glory;
16 When God rebuilds Zion, when he shows up in all his glory,
16 For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem. He will appear in his glory.
(Read Psalm 102:12-22)
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 deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the subject of praise in the Christian church; and that great work is described by the temporal deliverance and restoration of Israel. Look down upon us, Lord Jesus; and bring us into the glorious liberty of thy children, that we may bless and praise thy name.
5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains;
5 And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
5 Then you will run for your lives down the valley, your escape route that will take you all the way to Azal. You'll run for your lives, just as you ran on the day of the great earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. Then my God will arrive and all the holy angels with him.
5 Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with You.
5 You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal. Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.
(Read Zechariah 14:1-7)
The Lord Jesus often stood upon the Mount of Olives when on earth. He ascended from thence to heaven, and then desolations and distresses came upon the Jewish nation. Such is the view taken of this figuratively; but many consider it as a notice of events yet unfulfilled, and that it relates to troubles of which we cannot now form a full idea. Every believer, being related to God as his God, may triumph in the expectation of Christ's coming in power, and speak of it with pleasure. During a long season, the state of the church would be deformed by sin; there would be a mixture of truth and error, of happiness and misery. Such is the experience of God's people, a mingled state of grace and corruption. But, when the season is at the worst, and most unpromising, the Lord will turn darkness into light; deliverance comes when God's people have done looking for it.
9 The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.
9 And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one.
9 God will be king over all the earth, one God and only one. What a Day that will be!
9 And the Lord shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be-- "The Lord is one," And His name one.
9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day there will be one Lord -his name alone will be worshiped.
(Read Zechariah 14:8-15)
Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces of the Spirit wrought in the hearts of believers by those means, ever fail, by reason either of the heat of persecution, or storms of temptation, or the blasts of any other affliction. Tremendous judgments appear to be foretold, to be sent upon those who should oppose the settlement of the Jews in their own land. How far they are to be understood literally, events alone can determine. The furious rage and malice which stir up men against each other, are faint shadows of the enmity which reigns among those who have perished in their sins. Even the inferior creatures often suffer for the sin of man, and in his plagues. Thus God will show his displeasure against sin.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 102:13
Commentary on Psalm 102:12-22
(Read Psalm 102:12-22)
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 deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the subject of praise in the Christian church; and that great work is described by the temporal deliverance and restoration of Israel. Look down upon us, Lord Jesus; and bring us into the glorious liberty of thy children, that we may bless and praise thy name.