I’ll declare your praises in Zion
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
https://www.biblegateway.com/Psalm 102 KJV
The psalmist begs God to intercede on his behalf and address his suffering and the community’s suffering. Nevertheless, he does so by recollecting all of YHWH’s acts of redemption in the past. And appeals to YHWH’s ego by telling Him that his act of redemption will lead all people to worship Him. Here is the caveat, This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.” When it is all said and done, this act of deliverance will be written down for future generations to praise YHWH. This verse implies that the entire world will worship YHWH because of this act of deliverance. “22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.” There will come a time in the not too distant future when every human being on planet earth will worship God. See Revelation 19-22.
You are the same God
23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
In the last section of this psalm, the psalmist returns to his current state and his original complaint. Apparently, he feels that he is at the point of death. See verse 24. Then the writer flips back to the immutability of God and His creative powers. See verse 25. This statement sounds so much like Job. In Job, the patriarch records, “Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,” (Job 15:5). We will cease to exist in this flesh, but the Kingdom of God will never cease. “Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away (Matt. 24:34-35). Verses 25 to 27 is astounding because the Book of Hebrews implies that Jesus is God, and there is no end to His kingdom. See Hebrews 1:10. John 1:1-3 confirms that assertion. Jesus was the established seed referenced in verse 28. Although the world as we know it today will come to an end, there will be a time when a new earth and heaven replaces this sin-filled, polluted planet. See Isa. 51:6; 65:17; Matt. 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33; 2 Peter 3:7, 10, 12
Despite all the turmoil that you and I see all around us every day, remember that God keeps His promises. His promises never fail. Pray continually for your own internal peace and the peace of your community. The new few days will become challenging. Trust in the Lord to get you through them. .28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
Reference
Longman, III, Tremper. Psalms : An Introduction and Commentary, InterVarsity Press, 2014. Google Books.
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