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Bible Commentaries
Psalms 102

Everett's Study Notes on the Holy ScripturesEverett's Study Notes

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Psalms 102:0

Psalms 102:3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

Psalms 102:3 “and my bones are burned as an hearth” Scripture Reference - Note:

Job 30:30, “My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.”

Psalms 102:18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

Psalms 102:18 “This shall be written for the generation to come” Comments - Psalms 102:18 says that the Old Testament was written for the New Testament believers (Romans 15:4, 1 Corinthians 10:11, Hebrews 8:5).

Romans 15:4, “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.”

1 Corinthians 10:11, “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.”

Hebrews 8:5, “Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.”

Psalms 102:20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

Psalms 102:20 Scripture Reference - Note:

Isaiah 61:1-3, “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”

Psalms 102:25-27 Old Testament Quotes in the New Testament Psalms 102:25-27 is quoted in Hebrews 1:10-12.

Hebrews 1:10-12, “And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”

Bibliographical Information
Everett, Gary H. "Commentary on Psalms 102". Everett's Study Notes on the Holy Scriptures. https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/ghe/psalms-102.html. 2013.
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