12 But You, O Lord , abide forever , And Your name to all generations . 13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion ; For it is time to be gracious to her, For the appointed time has come . 14 Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones And feel pity for her dust . 15 So the nations will fear the name of the Lord And all the kings of the earth Your glory . 16 For the Lord has built up Zion ; He has appeared in His glory . 17 He has regarded the prayer of the destitute And has not despised their prayer . 18 This will be written for the generation to come , That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord . 19 For He looked down from His holy height ; From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth , 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner , To set free those who were doomed to death , 21 That men may tell of the name of the Lord in Zion And His praise in Jerusalem , 22 When the peoples are gathered together , And the kingdoms , to serve the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 102:12-22
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.