Psalms 102:18

18 Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD:

Psalms 102:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
ESV
18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD:
NLT
18 Let this be recorded for future generations, so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD .
MSG
18 Write this down for the next generation so people not yet born will praise God:
CSB
18 This will be written for a later generation, and a newly created people will 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 For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.
17 He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
18 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,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Romans 4:24; Romans 15:4
  • 2. S Psalms 22:31
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