Psalms 102:21-23
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Other commentaries on this verse
- John Gill - Exposition - Psalms 102
- John Gill - Exposition - Psalms 102:21
- John Gill - Exposition - Psalms 102:22
- John Gill - Exposition - Psalms 102:23
- Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Psalms 102
- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Psalms 102:19-23
Psalms 102:21-23. To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; when the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
It is most instructive to notice how the psalmist ascribes all to God, not only his strength, but his weakness; not merely his extended life, but even the shortening of his days. It takes away the sting from our sorrow when we know that it comes from God. It helps us to bear any apparent calamity when we feel that it is our Heavenly Father’s hand that has wrought it all, or his will that has permitted it to happen.