Psalm 102:13-22
“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.”
King James Version
God arising to rebuild Zion at the appointed time, pointing to Israel's end-times restoration.
Fulfillment References
Romans 11:26 Hebrews 1:10-12 Isaiah 60:1-3
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion... the set time, is come.' God's appointed time to favor Zion — gathering His people and appearing in glory — looks to the day the LORD builds up Zion and the nations fear His name. Hebrews 1:10-12 applies the very next verses of this psalm to the Son: 'Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth.' So the LORD who arises for Zion is the Lord Jesus — the unchanging Creator, God in flesh.
JewishA prayer for God to have mercy on Zion at the appointed time, rebuilding her so the nations revere the LORD; comfort for the afflicted and exiled.
CatholicGod's mercy to Zion fulfilled in Christ and the Church; Hebrews applies the psalm's creation verses to the Son.
ProtestantThe set time of favor for Zion, and (via Heb. 1:10-12) the eternal, creating Lord identified with Christ.
AcademicAn individual-communal lament; Hebrews 1:10-12 famously applies vv. 25-27 (LXX) to the Son — a striking christological reading of an address to YHWH.
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