Psalms 102:18

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 will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory. 17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer. Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD. 19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth 20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

Psalms 102:18 word by word

תִּכָּ֣תֶב זֹ֭את לְד֣וֹר אַחֲר֑וֹן וְעַ֥ם נִ֝בְרָ֗א יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Let thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• be writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• for the generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• to comeאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• so that a peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• not yet createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• may praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• the LORDיָהּyâhh · LORDH3050

Cross-references for Psalms 102:18

• Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
• Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.
• Exodus 17:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
• Deuteronomy 31:19Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
• Job 19:23I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book,
• Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
• John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
• Romans 15:4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
• 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
• 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
• 2 Peter 1:15And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
• Psalms 22:30Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
• Psalms 45:16Your sons will succeed your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
• Isaiah 43:7everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
• Isaiah 65:17For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

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

Topics related to Psalms 102:18

• Church
• Gentiles
• Prayer
• Thankfulness
• Word of God

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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