Psalms 102:16

When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
up	בָנָ֣ה va.Nah	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Zion	צִיּ֑וֹן tzi.Yon	H6726	Tsijon (as a permanent capital) · proper noun, a place name
appear	נִ֝רְאָ֗ה nir.'Ah	H7200	to see · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
glory	בִּכְבוֹדֽוֹ bikh.vo.Do	H3519	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Isaiah 60:1-2 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Jeremiah 33:7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
Psalms 147:2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
Isaiah 2:2-3 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shal…
Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
Jeremiah 31:4 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in th…
Zechariah 2:6-13 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith…
Psalms 51:18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:12-22

Many exceedingly great and precious comforts are here thought of, and mustered up, to balance the foregoing complaints; for unto the upright there arises light in the darkness, so that, though they are cast down, they are not in despair. It is bad with the psalmist himself, bad with the people of God; but he has many considerations to revive himself with. I. We are dying creatures, and our interests and comforts are dying, but God is an everliving everlasting God (Psa 102:12): "My days are like a shadow; there is no remedy; night is coming upon me; but, thou, O Lord! shalt endure for ever. Our life is transient, but thine is permanent; our friends die, but thou our God diest not; what threat…

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John Gill on Psalms 102:16

When the Lord shall build up Zion,.... The church of God, fallen down, and in a ruinous condition, as it may be said to be when the doctrines of the Gospel are departed from; the ordinances of it are corrupted and altered, or not attended to; the worship and discipline of the Lord's house are neglected; great declensions in faith, love, and zeal, among the professors of religion, and but few instances of conversion: and it may be said to be built up again, as it will be in the latter day, when the doctrines of grace will be revived; the ordinances will be administered in their primitive purity; great spirituality, holiness, and brotherly love, among the saints, and large numbers converted an…

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John Calvin on Psalms 102:15-18

Psalm 102:15-18 15. And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, [148] and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16. For Jehovah hath built up Zion, and hath appeared in his glory. 17. He hath regarded the prayer of the solitary, [149] and hath not despised their prayers. [150] 18. This shall be registered for the generation that is to come: and the people to be created shall praise him. [151] 15. And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah The prophet here describes the fruit which would result from the deliverance of the ancient tribes; which is, that thereby God's glory would be rendered illustrious among nations and kings. He tacitly intimates, that when the Church is oppressed,…

The Church Fathers

"For the Lord shall build up Sion" [Psalm 102:16]. This work is going on now. O you living stones, run to the work of building, not to ruin. Sion is in building, beware of the ruined walls: the tower is building, the ark is in building; remember the deluge. This work is in progress now; but when Sion is built, what will happen? "And He will appear in His glory." That He might build up Sion, that He might be a foundation in Sion, He was seen by Sion, but not in His glory: "we have seen Him, and He had no form nor comeliness." [Isaiah 53:2] But truly when He shall have come with His angels to judge, [Matthew 25:31] shall they not look then upon Him whom they have pierced? [Zechariah 12:10] and they shall be put to confusion when too late, who refused confusion in early and healthful repentance.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 102

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Dictionary and topics

Excellency And Glory Of Christ, The · In the restoration of the Jews — In the restoration of the Jews
Glory Of God, The · Exhibited to: His Church — Exhibited to: His Church

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 102:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:12-22

John Gill on Psalms 102:16

John Calvin on Psalms 102:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 102:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:12-22

John Gill on Psalms 102:16

John Calvin on Psalms 102:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 102:15-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 102:15-16

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 102:16