he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.
This prayer belongs to the faithful in Babylon's captivity, when deliverance drew near. They lament their afflictions, plead for the temple's restoration, and recall God's promises to steady their hope. The prophet shaped it as a form of prayer when the seventy years were nearly finished and comfort was about to break forth.
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Commenting on Psalm 102:1-28
He will regard the prayer of the destitute. Only the poorest of the people were left to sigh and cry among the ruins of the beloved city; as for the rest, they were strangers in a strange land, and far away from the holy place, yet the prayers of the captives and the forlorn offscourings of the land would be heard of the Lord, who...
My days vanish like a shadow, but You sit enthroned forever, Your remembrance burning through all generations. A man who loves God better than himself takes comfort here: though I die and my name sink into dust, Your church's interests are safe in hands that never fail, and deliverance for Zion must come.
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Commenting on Psalm 102:12-22