New Living Translation
Psalms 102:25
25Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.
Psalms 102:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
- New International Version (NIV)In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Context of Psalms 102:25
23He broke my strength in midlife, cutting short my days. 24But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever, don’t take my life while I am so young! Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands. 26They will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like old clothing. You will change them like a garment and discard them. 27But you are always the same; you will live forever.
Read all of Psalms 102Psalms 102:25 word by word
לְ֭פָנִים הָאָ֣רֶץ יָסַ֑דְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:25
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Genesis 2:1So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.
- Exodus 20:11For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
- Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.
- Proverbs 8:23I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.
- Jeremiah 32:17“O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!
- Hebrews 1:10He also says to the Son, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.
- Hebrews 3:3But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself.
Commentaries on Psalms 102:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Of old hast thou laid the foundation - None taught of God ever imagined the world to have been eternal. Of old, לפנים lephanim, before there were any faces or appearances, thou didst lay the foundations of the earth. It was created by thee; it did not grow by accretion or aggregation from a pre-existent nucleus. There was nothing; and thou didst produce being - substance or matter. Out of that created matter thou didst make the earth and the heavens.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 Of old - See this passage fully explained in the notes at Hebrews 1:10-12. In the beginning; at the first. The phrase used here means literally “to the face;” then, “before” in the order of time. It means here, long ago; of olden time; at the beginning. The meaning is, that the years of God had stretched through all the generations of people, and all the changes which had occurred upon the earth; that at the very beginning he existed, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 Bodily distempers soon weaken our strength, then what can we expect but that our months should be cut off in the midst; and what should we do but provide accordingly? We must own God's hand in it; and must reconcile this to his love, for often those that have used their strength well, have it weakened; and those who, as we think, can very ill be spared, have their days shortened. It is very comfortable, in reference to all the changes and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27wear out like a garment: Unlike the eternal Creator, the created world will wear out like a piece of clothing (see Isaiah 40:28). The writer to the Hebrews describes this passage as having been addressed to Jesus, the Son (Hebrews 1:10–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2823-28. The writer, speaking for the Church, finds encouragement in the midst of all his distresses. God's eternal existence is a pledge of faithfulness to His promises. in the way--of providence. weakened--literally, "afflicted," and made fearful of a premature end, a figure of the apprehensions of the Church, lest God might not perform His promise, drawn from those of a person in view of the dangers of early death (compare Psa 89:47). Paul (He 1:10)…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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