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Psalms 102:18
18Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let this be recorded for future generations, so that a people not yet born will praise the Lord.
Context of Psalms 102:18
16For the Lord will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory. 17He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea. Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the Lord: 19“The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth, 20to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned 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 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, my God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come.
- Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
- Exodus 17:14Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the name of Amalek from under heaven.”
- Deuteronomy 31:19“Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them.
- Job 19:23“Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll,
- Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
- John 20:31But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, 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 to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.
- 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
- 2 Peter 1:15And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
- Psalms 22:30Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
- Psalms 45:16Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land.
- Isaiah 43:7everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
- Isaiah 65:17“See, 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, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
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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