Psalms 102 · Verse 25

Psalms 102:25

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Psalms 102:25, King James Version

Psalms 102:25 in other translations

BSBIn the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
WEBOf old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
ASVOf old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
YLTBeforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands are the heavens.
DARBYOf old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:
BBEIn the past you put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
WebsterOf old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

What does Psalms 102:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 102:23-28

23-28. The writer, speaking for the Church, finds encouragement in the midst of all his distresses. God's eternal existence is a pledge of faithfulness to His promises. in the way--of providence. weakened--literally, "afflicted," and made fearful of a premature end, a figure of the apprehensions of the Church, lest God might not perform His promise, drawn from those of a person in view of the dangers of early death…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation - None taught of God ever imagined the world to have been eternal. Of old, לפנים lephanim, before there were any faces or appearances, thou didst lay the foundations of the earth. It was created by thee; it did not grow by accretion or aggregation from a pre-existent nucleus. There was nothing; and thou didst produce being - substance or matter. Out of that created matter thou didst make the earth and the heavens.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 102:23-28

Bodily distempers soon weaken our strength, then what can we expect but that our months should be cut off in the midst; and what should we do but provide accordingly? We must own God's hand in it; and must reconcile this to his love, for often those that have used their strength well, have it weakened; and those who, as we think, can very ill be spared, have their days shortened. It is very comfortable, in reference…

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Psalms 102:25 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.

לְ֭פָנִיםLe.fa.nim<to> beforeH6440
הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
יָסַ֑דְתָּya.Sad.tayou foundedH3245
וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הu.ma.'a.Sehand [were] [the] work ofH4639
יָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khahands yourH3027
שָׁמָֽיִם\׃sha.Ma.yim[the] heavensH8064

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

Cross references for Psalms 102:25

  • Genesis 1:1

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  • Exodus 20:11

    For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

  • Jeremiah 32:17

    Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

  • Hebrews 1:10-12

    And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

  • Hebrews 3:3-4

    For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

  • Genesis 2:1

    Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

  • Psalms 96:5

    For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.

  • Job 38:4-7

    Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

  • Proverbs 8:23-36

    I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 1:1; 2:1; Ex 20:11; Job 38:4-7; Pr 8:23-36; Jer 32:17
Heb 1:10-12; 3:3,4

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Context

  • Psalms 102:24

    I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

  • Psalms 102:25

    Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  • Psalms 102:26

    They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

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Psalms 102:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tú fundaste la tierra antiguamente, y los cielos son obra de tus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai dit: Mon ✶Dieu, ne m’enlève pas à la moitié de mes jours!… Tes années sont de génération en génération!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du hast vormals die Erde gegründet, und die Himmel sind deiner Hände Werk.