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Psalms 102:18
18He has turned to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
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
16So the nations will fear Adonai’s Name and all the kings of the earth Your glory. 17For Adonai has rebuilt Zion. He has appeared in His glory. He has turned to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer. 19Let it be written for a generation to come, that a people to be created may praise Adonai. 20For He looks down from His holy height, from heaven Adonai gazes on the earth,
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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 71:18So even until I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, till I tell of Your strong arm to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Psalms 78:4We will not hide them from their children, telling to the next generation the praises of Adonai and His strength and the wonders He has done.
- Exodus 17:14Adonai said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the hearing of Joshua, for I will utterly blot out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven.”
- Deuteronomy 31:19“Now, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to Bnei-Yisrael—put it in their mouth, so that this song may be a witness for Me against Bnei-Yisrael.
- Job 19:23Oh that my words were written, that they were recorded in a scroll
- Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign—I, Daniel, understood from the books that according to the word of Adonai to Jeremiah the prophet, the number of the years for the fulfilling of the desolation of Jerusalem would be 70 years.
- John 20:31But these things have been written so that you may believe that Yeshua is Mashiach Ben-Elohim, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
- Romans 15:4For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, so that through patience and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as an example, and it was written down as a warning to us—on whom the ends of the ages have come.
- 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for restoration, and for training in righteousness,
- 2 Peter 1:15And I will make every effort for you to always remember these things even after my departure.
- Psalms 22:30All the rich of the earth will feast and worship. Everyone who goes down to the dust will kneel before Him—even the one who could not keep his own soul alive.
- Psalms 45:16They are led in with joy and gladness— they enter into the palace of the king.
- Isaiah 43:7Everyone who is called by My Name, whom I created for My glory. I formed him—yes, I made him!”
- Isaiah 65:17For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Messiah, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
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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