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Psalms 102:18
18Let this be recorded for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created will praise the Lord.
Psalms 102:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
- New King James Version (NKJV)This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
Context of Psalms 102:18
16For the Lord has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory and brilliance; 17He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer. Let this be recorded for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created will praise the Lord. 19For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary], From heaven the Lord gazed on the earth, 20To hear the sighing of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death,
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תִּכָּ֣תֶב זֹ֭את לְד֣וֹר אַחֲר֑וֹן וְעַ֥ם נִ֝בְרָ֗א יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:18
- Psalms 71:18And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me, Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come.
- Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their children, But [we will] tell to the generation to come the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, And [tell of] His great might and power and the wonderful works that He has done.
- Exodus 17:14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this in the book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek [and his people] from under heaven.”
- Deuteronomy 31:19“Now then, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it in their mouth, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel.
- Job 19:23“Oh, that the words I now speak were written! Oh, that they were recorded in a scroll!
- Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books the number of years which, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the desolations [which had been] pronounced on Jerusalem would end; and it was seventy years.
- John 20:31but these have been written so that you may believe [with a deep, abiding trust] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of God; and that by believing [and trusting in and relying on Him] you may have life in His name.
- Romans 15:4For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as an example and warning [to us]; they were written for our instruction [to admonish and equip us], upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
- 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage];
- 2 Peter 1:15Moreover, I will diligently endeavor [to see to it] that even after my departure you will be able, at all times, to call these things to mind.
- Psalms 22:30Posterity will serve Him; They will tell of the Lord to the next generation.
- Psalms 45:16In place of your fathers will be your sons; You shall make princes in all the land.
- Isaiah 43:7Everyone who is called by My Name, Whom I have created for My glory, Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”
- Isaiah 65:17“Behold, I am creating new heavens and a new earth; And the former things [of life] will not be remembered or come to mind.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].
Commentaries on Psalms 102:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The people which shall be created - "The Gentiles, who shall be brought to the knowledge of salvation by Christ," as the Syriac states in its inscription to this Psalm: how often the conversion of the soul to God is represented as a new creation, no reader of the New Testament need be told. See Ephesians 2:10; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15. Even the publication of the Gospel, and its influence among men, is represented under the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18This shall be written for the generation to come - It shall be recorded for the instruction and encouragement of future ages. The fact that God has heard the prayer of his people in a time of trial shall be so recorded and remembered that it may be referred to in similar circumstances in all time to come, for he is an unchanging God. What he has done now, he will always be willing to do hereafter. And the people which shall be created - Future…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Let this be written: The written record serves as a reminder of the Lord's goodness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. people ... created--(compare Psa 22:31), an organized body, as a Church.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 102
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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