Psalms 102:18

18 This will be written down for a future generation so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD:

Psalms 102:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 102:18

This shall be written for the generation to come
This prayer, as the Targum paraphrases it, is a directory to saints in distressed circumstances; or that which was just now said, that the Lord will regard, and not despise the prayer of the destitute; this shall stand on record, for the encouragement of praying souls in all generations; or this whole prophecy, concerning the glory of the church in the latter day; this shall be written for the next generation, and so on until it is accomplished, to keep up the faith and expectation of the fulfilment of it:

and the people which shall be created:
born at the time when all this shall be done; or who shall become new creatures; be created in Christ Jesus, and made new men;

these shall praise the Lord,
when he shall arise and have mercy on Zion; when he shall favour and rebuild her, in answer to the prayers of his people; then their prayers will be turned into praise; then will those voices be heard among them, hallelujah, salvation, glory, honour, and power unto the Lord our God, ( Revelation 19:1 ) .

Psalms 102:18 In-Context

16 When the LORD builds Zion, he will appear in his glory.

17 He will turn his attention to the prayers of those who have been abandoned. He will not despise their prayers.

18 This will be written down for a future generation so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD:

19 "The LORD looked down from his holy place high above. From heaven he looked at the earth.

20 He heard the groans of the prisoners and set free those who were condemned to death.