Psalms 102:13

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 coming to an end, and I am withered like grass. 12But you, O Lord, rule forever, and your reputation endures. You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come. 14Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. 15The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

Psalms 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 7:6Stand up angrily, Lord! Rise up with raging fury against my enemies! Wake up for my sake and execute the judgment you have decreed for them!
• Psalms 44:26Rise up and help us! Rescue us because of your loyal love!
• Psalms 51:18Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!
• Psalms 69:35For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.
• Isaiah 14:32How will they respond to the messengers of this nation? Indeed, the Lord has made Zion secure; the oppressed among his people will find safety in her.
• Isaiah 60:1“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!
• Jeremiah 31:10Hear what the Lord has to say, O nations. Proclaim it in the faraway lands along the sea. Say, “The one who scattered Israel will regather them. He will watch over his people like a shepherd watches over his flock.”
• Zechariah 1:12The angel of the Lord then asked, “Lord who rules over all, how long before you have compassion on Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah which you have been so angry with for these seventy years?”
• Zechariah 2:10“Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst,” says the Lord.
• Ezra 1:1In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the Lord’s message spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia. He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict the following:
• Isaiah 40:2“Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the Lord has made her pay double for all her sins.”
• Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, came to understand from the sacred books that, according to the word of the lord disclosed to the prophet Jeremiah, the years for the fulfilling of the desolation of Jerusalem were seventy in number.
• Daniel 12:9He said, “Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end.
• Acts 1:7He told them, “You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.
• Galatians 4:4But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• 2 Peter 3:8Now, dear friends, do not let this one thing escape your notice, that a single day is like a thousand years with the Lord and a thousand years are like a single 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