Psalms 102 · Verse 19

Psalms 102:19

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
Psalms 102:19, King James Version

Psalms 102:19 in other translations

BSBFor He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
WEBfor he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD saw the earth,
ASVFor he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
YLTFor He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,
DARBYFor he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth,
BBEFor from his holy place the Lord has seen, looking down on the earth from heaven;
WebsterFor he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;

What does Psalms 102:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 102:19-22
19-22. For--or, "That," as introducing the statement of God's condescension. A summary of what shall be written. to loose ... appointed--or, "deliver" them (Psa 79:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 For he hath looked down - This, with the three following verses, seems to me to contain a glorious prophecy of the incarnation of Christ, and the gathering in of the Jews and the Gentiles to him. The Lord looks down from heaven, and sees the whole earth groaning and travailing in pain; his eye affects his heart, and he purposes their salvation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 102:12-22

We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the…

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Psalms 102:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הִ֭שְׁקִיףHish.kifhe has looked downH8259
מִמְּר֣וֹםmi.me.Romfrom [the] height ofH4791
קָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.Shoholiness hisH6944
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִשָּׁמַ֤יִם\׀mi.sha.Ma.yimfrom heavenH8064
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֶ֬רֶץ'E.retzearthH776
הִבִּֽיט\׃hi.Bithe has lookedH5027

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 102:19

  • Deuteronomy 26:15

    Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

  • Psalms 14:2

    The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

  • Hebrews 9:23-24

    It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

  • 1 Kings 8:43

    Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:9

    For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

  • Hebrews 8:1-2

    Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

  • Job 22:12

    Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!

  • Psalms 33:13-14

    The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

  • 1 Kings 8:39

    Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For he.
14:2; 33:13,14; De 26:15; 1Ki 8:39,43; 2Ch 16:9
the height.
Job 22:12; Heb 8:1,2; 9:23,24

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Context

  • Psalms 102:18

    This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.

  • Psalms 102:19

    For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

  • Psalms 102:20

    To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

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Psalms 102:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque miró de lo alto de su santuario; Jehová miró de los cielos á la tierra,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Cela sera écrit pour la génération à venir; et le peuple qui sera créé louera Jah;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn er hat herniedergeblickt von der Höhe seines Heiligtums, Jehova hat herabgeschaut vom Himmel auf die Erde,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dominus in cælo paravit sedem suam, et regnum ipsius omnibus dominabitur.