Psalm 102:18

18 This will be ¹written for the ²generation to come, That ³a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 102:18 In-Context

16 For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory.

17 He has regarded the prayer of the destitute And has not despised their prayer.

18 This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD .

19 For He looked down from His holy height; From heaven the LORD gazed upon the earth,

20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death,

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 31:19; Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:11
• 2. Psalms 22:30; Psalms 48:13
• 3. Psalms 22:31; Psalms 78:6

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Let this be written"
• [b] Or "And"
• [c] Or "will"
• [d] Heb YAH