Psalm 102:13-14 You shall arise, and have mercy on Zion: for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, is come.… I. ZION'S STATE OF RUIN AND DESOLATION. 1. The enemies of vital godliness triumph. 2. Iniquity abounds, and the love of many cools. 3. Worldliness. 4. Sorrow. 5. Darkness. Zion is under a cloud. The world asks: "Where is thy God?" II. ZION'S FRIENDS. 1. They love its ruins and dust. 2. The very mournful state of Zion produced a gracious effect upon the hearts of its friends. III. ZION'S HOPE. 1. Zion's hope is in God. 2. God's time to work deliverance is when His people are ready. 3. God's time, yea, God's set time, has come, when hopeful signs appear among God's people.It would be presumption to expect God to work for us if we were inactive. The love of God's people for Zion prompts their prayers; their knowledge of God inspires hope. (E. Compton.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. |
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