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Text -- Psalms 102:26 (NET)

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102:26 They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.
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Wesley: Psa 102:26 - -- As to their present nature and use.

As to their present nature and use.

JFB: Psa 102:23-28 - -- The writer, speaking for the Church, finds encouragement in the midst of all his distresses. God's eternal existence is a pledge of faithfulness to Hi...

The writer, speaking for the Church, finds encouragement in the midst of all his distresses. God's eternal existence is a pledge of faithfulness to His promises.

JFB: Psa 102:23-28 - -- Of providence.

Of providence.

JFB: Psa 102:23-28 - -- Literally, "afflicted," and made fearful of a premature end, a figure of the apprehensions of the Church, lest God might not perform His promise, draw...

Literally, "afflicted," and made fearful of a premature end, a figure of the apprehensions of the Church, lest God might not perform His promise, drawn from those of a person in view of the dangers of early death (compare Psa 89:47). Paul (Heb 1:10) quotes Psa 102:26-28 as addressed to Christ in His divine nature. The scope of the Psalm, as already seen, so far from opposing, favors this view, especially by the sentiments of Psa 102:12-15 (compare Isa 60:1). The association of the Messiah with a day of future glory to the Church was very intimate in the minds of Old Testament writers; and with correct views of His nature it is very consistent that He should be addressed as the Lord and Head of His Church, who would bring about that glorious future on which they ever dwelt with fond delightful anticipations.

Clarke: Psa 102:26 - -- They shall perish - Nothing can be eternal a parte ante, or a parte post, but thyself. Even that which thou hast created, because not necessarily et...

They shall perish - Nothing can be eternal a parte ante, or a parte post, but thyself. Even that which thou hast created, because not necessarily eternal, must be perishable; necessary duration belongs to God only; and it is by his will and energy alone that universal nature is preserved in existence, and preserved from running into speedy disorder, decay, and ruin

Clarke: Psa 102:26 - -- Yea, all of them shall wax old - Every thing must deteriorate, unless preserved by thy renewing and invigorating energy. Even the heavens and the ea...

Yea, all of them shall wax old - Every thing must deteriorate, unless preserved by thy renewing and invigorating energy. Even the heavens and the earth are subject to this law; for that which is not, from the infinite perfection of its own nature, Eternal, must be perishable; therefore the heavens and the earth must necessarily come to an end. They contain the seeds of their own dissolution. It is true that in sublunary things, the vicissitudes of seasons is a sort of check to the principle of dissolution; but it only partially corrects this tendency. Even the productions of the earth wear out or deteriorate. Plant the same seed or grain for several years consecutively, and it degenerates so as at last not to be worth the labor of tillage, however expensively the soil may be manured in which it is planted. I may instance in wheat and in the potatoe, the two grand supporters of life in European countries. All other seeds and plants, as far as they have fallen under my observation, are subject to the same law.

Defender: Psa 102:26 - -- The aging of the earth and heaven is a relatively recent discovery of science which is the universal principle of increasing entropy or decay. This re...

The aging of the earth and heaven is a relatively recent discovery of science which is the universal principle of increasing entropy or decay. This remarkable fact, that every system of any sort or size tends to disintegrate with time, is now recognized as the Second Law of Thermodynamics and has no known exception. It reflects God's primeval Curse on the creation because of sin (Gen 3:15-17; Rom 8:20-22)."

TSK: Psa 102:26 - -- They shall : Isa 34:4, Isa 51:6, Isa 65:17, Isa 66:22; Luk 21:33; Rom 8:20; 2Pe 3:7-12; Rev 20:11, Rev 21:1 endure : Heb. stand, Psa 102:12; Exo 3:14

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Psa 102:25-27 - -- Of old - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Heb 1:10-12. In the beginning; at the first. The phrase used here means literally "to...

Of old - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Heb 1:10-12. In the beginning; at the first. The phrase used here means literally "to the face;"then, "before"in the order of time. It means here, long ago; of olden time; at the beginning. The meaning is, that the years of God had stretched through all the generations of people, and all the changes which had occurred upon the earth; that at the very beginning he existed, and that he would continue to exist to the very close, unchangeably the same.

Poole: Psa 102:26 - -- They shall perish either, 1. As to the substance of them, which shall be annihilated. Or, 2. As to their present nature and use: see Isa 65:17 66:2...

They shall perish either,

1. As to the substance of them, which shall be annihilated. Or,

2. As to their present nature and use: see Isa 65:17 66:22 2Pe 3:7,10,11 . The heavens and the earth, although they be the most permanent of all visible beings, and their continuance is oft mentioned to signify the stability and immutability of things, yet if compared with thee are as nothing; they had a beginning, and shall have an end.

Wax old i.e. decay and perish.

Like a garment which is worn out and laid aside, and exchanged for another. And so shall this present frame of heaven and earth be.

Gill: Psa 102:26 - -- They shall perish,.... Both the heavens and the earth, though so well founded, and so firmly made; they shall be dissolved, melt, and pass away; not a...

They shall perish,.... Both the heavens and the earth, though so well founded, and so firmly made; they shall be dissolved, melt, and pass away; not as to the substance, but as to the quality of them: or, as R. Judah Ben David says, whom Aben Ezra on the place cites, and calls the first grammarian in the west, not as to generals, but as to particulars:

but thou shalt endure; as the eternal God, from everlasting to everlasting; and, even as man, he will die no more; and, as Mediator, will ever remain; he will be King for ever; his throne is for ever and ever; his kingdom is an everlasting one; he is a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek; his sacrifice is of an eternal efficacy, and he ever lives to make intercession for his people; he will always continue, as the Prophet, in his church, to teach by his Spirit, word, and ordinances, in the present state; and hereafter will be the light of the New Jerusalem, and of his saints, for ever:

yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment: not only the heavens, which are as a curtain and garment about the earth, but the earth itself, Isa 51:6, will lose their beauty and glory, and become useless, as to the present form of them:

as a vesture shall thou change them, and they shall be changed; as to their form, as a garment that is turned or folded up, and laid aside, as to present use: this seems to favour the above sense given, that the earth and heavens will not perish, as to the substance of them; but as to their form, figure, fashion, and scheme; and as to the qualities of them, all noxious ones being purged away by fire, the curse removed, and new heavens and new earth arise out of them.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 102:26 The Hebrew verb חָלַף (khalaf) occurs twice in this line, once in the Hiphil (“you will remove them”) and on...

Geneva Bible: Psa 102:26 ( r ) They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Psa 102:1-28 - --1 The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.12 He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God.18 The mercies of God are to be recorded....

MHCC: Psa 102:23-28 - --Bodily distempers soon weaken our strength, then what can we expect but that our months should be cut off in the midst; and what should we do but prov...

Matthew Henry: Psa 102:23-28 - -- We may here observe, I. The imminent danger that the Jewish church was in of being quite extirpated and cut off by the captivity in Babylon (Psa 102...

Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 102:23-28 - -- On the way ( ב as in Psa 110:7) - not "by means of the way"( ב as in Psa 105:18), in connection with which one would expect of find some attributi...

Constable: Psa 90:1--106:48 - --IV. Book 4: chs. 90--106 Moses composed one of the psalms in this section of the Psalter (Ps. 90). David wrote t...

Constable: Psa 102:1-28 - --Psalm 102 Another anonymous writer poured out his personal lament to Yahweh (cf. Pss. 22, 69, 79). He fe...

Constable: Psa 102:22-27 - --4. Hope in God's ceaseless existence 102:23-28 It seemed as though God was killing the psalmist ...

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Commentary -- Other

Evidence: Psa 102:25-26 Scientific facts in the Bible . Three different places in the Bible ( Isa 51:6 ; Psa 102:25-26 ; Heb 1:11 ) indicate that the earth is wearing out. ...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Hebrew title of this book is Tehilim ("praises" or "hymns"), for a leading feature in its contents is praise, though the word occurs in the title ...

JFB: Psalms (Outline) ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). This celebrated Psalm has several peculiarities. It is divided into twenty-two parts or stanzas, denoted by the twenty-two let...

TSK: Psalms (Book Introduction) The Psalms have been the general song of the universal Church; and in their praise, all the Fathers have been unanimously eloquent. Men of all nation...

TSK: Psalms 102 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Psa 102:1, The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint; Psa 102:12, He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God; Psa 102:...

Poole: Psalms (Book Introduction) OF PSALMS THE ARGUMENT The divine authority of this Book of PSALMS is so certain and evident, that it was never questioned in the church; which b...

MHCC: Psalms (Book Introduction) David was the penman of most of the psalms, but some evidently were composed by other writers, and the writers of some are doubtful. But all were writ...

MHCC: Psalms 102 (Chapter Introduction) (Psa 102:1-11) A sorrowful complaint of great afflictions. (Psa 102:12-22) Encouragement by expecting the performances of God's promises to his churc...

Matthew Henry: Psalms (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Book of Psalms We have now before us one of the choicest and most excellent parts of all the Old Te...

Matthew Henry: Psalms 102 (Chapter Introduction) Some think that David penned this psalm at the time of Absalom's rebellion; others that Daniel, Nehemiah, or some other prophet, penned it for the ...

Constable: Psalms (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The title of this book in the Hebrew Bible is Tehillim, which means...

Constable: Psalms (Outline) Outline I. Book 1: chs. 1-41 II. Book 2: chs. 42-72 III. Book 3: chs. 73...

Constable: Psalms Psalms Bibliography Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89." In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus,...

Haydock: Psalms (Book Introduction) THE BOOK OF PSALMS. INTRODUCTION. The Psalms are called by the Hebrew, Tehillim; that is, hymns of praise. The author, of a great part of ...

Gill: Psalms (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALMS The title of this book may be rendered "the Book of Praises", or "Hymns"; the psalm which our Lord sung at the passover is c...

Gill: Psalms 102 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 102 A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord; Whether this psalm was ...

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