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Psalms 102:18
Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist issues a directive to record the preceding account of divine intervention, addressing future readers who will encounter the text after the described events unfold.
The words — The Hebrew verb תִּכָּתֵב (ti kkāṯeḇ) commands "let it be written," while נִבְרָא (nib rā) describes a people "who will be created," emphasizing future existence rather than current reality.
The thread — This directive to preserve God’s deeds for future generations aligns with the psalmist’s call in Psalm 22:30 for posterity to serve and declare the Lord, and anticipates the New Testament principle in Romans 15:4 that past writings provide instruction.
Why it lands — The text demands that readers treat the recorded account as a permanent record intended to provoke praise from those who did not witness the original events.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 22:30 Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
- Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
- Isaiah 43:21 The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
- Psalms 78:4 We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.
- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 2 Peter 1:15 And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
- Deuteronomy 31:19 Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!