Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 102:13
13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her — the appointed time has come.
Psalms 102:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
- New International Version (NIV)You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.
Context of Psalms 102:13
11My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I wither away like grass. 12But you, Lord, are enthroned forever; your fame endures to all generations. You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her — the appointed time has come. 14For your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust. 15Then the nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory,
Read all of Psalms 102Psalms 102:13 word by word
אַתָּ֣ה תָ֭קוּם תְּרַחֵ֣ם צִיּ֑וֹן כִּי־עֵ֥ת לְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּ כִּי־בָ֥א מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shalt ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- have mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
- upon Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- for the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- to favourחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
- her, yea, the set timeמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: time appointedH4150
- is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
Cross-references for Psalms 102:13
- Psalms 7:6Rise up, Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; awake for me; you have ordained a judgment.
- Psalms 44:26Rise up! Help us! Redeem us because of your faithful love.
- Psalms 51:18In your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build the walls of Jerusalem.
- Psalms 69:35for God will save Zion and build up the cities of Judah. They will live there and possess it.
- Isaiah 14:32What answer will be given to the messengers from that nation? The Lord has founded Zion, and his oppressed people find refuge in her.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines over you.
- Jeremiah 31:10Nations, hear the word of the Lord, and tell it among the far off coasts and islands! Say, “The one who scattered Israel will gather him. He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,
- Zechariah 1:12Then the angel of the Lord responded, “How long, Lord of Armies, will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah that you have been angry with these seventy years?”
- Zechariah 2:10“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you” — this is the Lord’s declaration.
- Ezra 1:1In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus to issue a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom and to put it in writing:
- Isaiah 40:2“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and announce to her that her time of hard service is over, her iniquity has been pardoned, and she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”
- Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the books according to the word of the Lord to the prophet Jeremiah that the number of years for the desolation of Jerusalem would be seventy.
- Daniel 12:9He said, “Go on your way, Daniel, for the words are secret and sealed until the time of the end.
- Acts 1:7He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.
- Galatians 4:4When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- 2 Peter 3:8Dear friends, don’t overlook this one fact: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.
Commentaries on Psalms 102:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion - While he is humbled at the footstool of mercy, and earnestly praying for mercy, an answer of peace is given; he is assured, not only that they shall be delivered, but that the time of deliverance is at hand. The set time - the seventy years predicted by Jeremiah, was ended; and God gave him to see that he was ever mindful of his promises.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thou shalt arise - Thou wilt come forth - as if God had been inattentive or inactive. And have mercy upon Zion - That is, Upon Jerusalem - represented as in a state of desolation. God would at length pity her, and interpose in her behalf. For the time to favor her - Implying that there was an appointed time to favor her, or to bring her troubles to an end. Yea, the set time is come - The word used here - מועד mô‛êd - means properly an appointed season…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. 13Now is the time for the Lord to restore Jerusalem from exile (see Psalm 75:2; Jeremiah 29:10; Daniel 9:1–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. Hence it is here adduced. for--or, "when." the set time, &c.--the time promised, the indication of which is the interest felt for Zion by the people of God.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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