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Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/102.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They will perish, but you remain forever; they will wear out like old clothing. You will change them like a garment and discard them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/102.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/102.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/102.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/102.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Even they will perish, but You endure; All of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Even they will perish, but Thou dost endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing Thou wilt change them, and they will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/102.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even they will perish, but You will remain; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/102.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/102.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will perish, but you will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/102.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will perish, but You will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/102.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/102.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will all disappear and wear out like clothes. You change them, as you would a coat, but you last forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/102.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/102.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will come to an end, but you will still go on. They will all wear out like clothing. You will change them like clothes, and they will be thrown away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/102.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will disappear, but you will remain; they will all wear out like clothes. You will discard them like clothes, and they will vanish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/102.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They will perish, but you will remain; and they all will become worn out, like a garment. You will change them like clothing, and they will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/102.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/102.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/102.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They will perish, but you remain; and they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/102.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall perish, but thou wilt endure: yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a vesture wilt thou change them, and they shall be changed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/102.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/102.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They perish, and You remain, "" And all of them become old as a garment, "" You change them as clothing, "" And they are changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/102.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They -- They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/102.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall perish and thou shalt stand. And all they shall fall away as a garment; as clothing thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/102.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall perish but thou remainest: and all of them shall grow old like a garment: And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/102.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 101:27>They will perish, but you remain. And all will grow old like a garment. And, like a blanket, you will change them, and they will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/102.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They perish, but you remain; they all wear out like a garment; Like clothing you change them and they are changed, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/102.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They will perish, but you endure; they will all wear out like a garment. You change them like clothing, and they pass away;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/102.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture, they shall fade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/102.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They pass away and you endure, and all of them are worn out like clothing and like a cloak they are changed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/102.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 pass away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/102.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall perish, but thou remainest: and <i>they all</i> shall wax old as a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them, and they shall be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/102-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12632" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">The Prayer of the Afflicted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: yō·ḇê·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">will perish,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">but You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">remain;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵul·lām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">they will all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1086.htm" title="1086: yiḇ·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To become old, wear out. A primitive root; to fail; by implication to wear out, decay.">wear out</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: kab·be·ḡeḏ (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">like a garment.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3830.htm" title="3830: kal·lə·ḇūš (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A garment, clothing, raiment. Or lbush; from labash; a garment; by implication A wife.">Like clothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: ta·ḥă·lî·p̄êm (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">You will change them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: wə·ya·ḥă·lō·p̄ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">and they will be passed on.</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a></span><br />And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></span><br />All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-12</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-17.htm">1 John 2:17</a></span><br />The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Revelation 6:14</a></span><br />The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-12.htm">Job 14:12</a></span><br />so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></span><br />For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-18.htm">2 Corinthians 4:18</a></span><br />So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-21</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-31.htm">1 Corinthians 7:31</a></span><br />and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Genesis 8:22</a></span><br />As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall perish, but you shall endure: yes, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a clothing shall you change them, and they shall be changed:</p><p class="hdg">they shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a></b></br> And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling <i>fig</i> from the fig tree.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a></b></br> Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></b></br> For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.</p><p class="hdg">endure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">Psalm 102:12</a></b></br> But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a></b></br> And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/89-34.htm">Change</a> <a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/job/14-20.htm">Changest</a> <a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/psalms/69-11.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/job/41-13.htm">Coat</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-11.htm">Continuest</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Discarded</a> <a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/102-24.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/92-9.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/45-14.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-11.htm">Remainest</a> <a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-43.htm">They</a> <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Vesture</a> <a href="/psalms/97-5.htm">Wax</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/psalms/102-13.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Change</a> <a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/genesis/31-41.htm">Changest</a> <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Coat</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-11.htm">Continuest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Discarded</a> <a href="/psalms/102-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/104-29.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-19.htm">Remainest</a> <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/psalms/119-24.htm">They</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Vesture</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Wax</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/psalms/108-11.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 102</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">The mercies of God are to be recorded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "they" refers to the heavens and the earth, as mentioned in the preceding verses. This highlights the transient nature of the physical world, which is subject to decay and destruction. In contrast, God is eternal and unchanging, a theme consistent throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Malachi 3:6</a>, <a href="/hebrews/13-8.htm">Hebrews 13:8</a>). This distinction underscores God's sovereignty and the assurance that His promises and purposes endure beyond the physical universe.<p><b>they will all wear out like a garment.</b><br>The imagery of a garment wearing out is a metaphor for the inevitable decline and aging of the created order. In ancient times, garments were valuable but also subject to wear and tear, symbolizing the temporary nature of material things. This metaphor is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a>, where the heavens and the earth are described as wearing out like a garment, emphasizing the contrast between the perishable creation and the imperishable Creator. This serves as a reminder of the futility of placing ultimate trust in the material world.<p><b>Like clothing You will change them,</b><br>This phrase suggests God's active role in the transformation and renewal of creation. The act of changing clothing implies a deliberate and controlled process, indicating God's sovereignty over the universe. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the new creation promised in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>, where a new heaven and a new earth replace the old. It also reflects the biblical theme of renewal and restoration, where God brings about a new order in His timing and according to His will.<p><b>and they will be passed on.</b><br>The idea of being "passed on" suggests a transition or succession, indicating that the current creation will give way to something new. This aligns with the eschatological hope found in the New Testament, where believers anticipate the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan and the establishment of His eternal kingdom. The passing of the old order makes way for the new, as seen in <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-13</a>, where the heavens and earth are described as being dissolved to make way for a new creation. This phrase reassures believers of the ultimate renewal and restoration that God will bring about.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Psalm 102</a>, traditionally believed to be David, is expressing a deep lament and seeking God's eternal presence amidst the temporal nature of creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The eternal and unchanging Creator, contrasted with the perishable nature of the created world.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>Refers to the heavens and the earth, which are described as perishable and transient, like a garment that wears out.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_creation.htm">The Transience of Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that the physical world is temporary and will eventually pass away. This should shift our focus from material possessions to eternal values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_nature_of_god.htm">The Eternal Nature of God</a></b><br>God remains constant and unchanging amidst the changing world. This provides a foundation of stability and hope for believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Just as God can change creation like clothing, He is sovereign over all things. Trust in His control and plan for the world and your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_an_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with an Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Since the world is temporary, prioritize spiritual growth and eternal treasures over earthly gains.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_renewal.htm">Hope in Renewal</a></b><br>The imagery of changing garments suggests renewal. Trust in God's promise of a new creation and the renewal of all things.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_102.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 102</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_102_contradict_god's_changeability.htm">Does Psalm 102's depiction of God as eternal contradict other passages suggesting God changes His mind or actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_102_differ_from_nt_views.htm">If Psalm 102 is truly messianic, why are there apparent inconsistencies with New Testament interpretations of the Messiah's mission?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_102_25-26_fit_with_cosmology.htm">How does Psalm 102:25–26 align with modern cosmological understanding that the universe is expanding rather than wearing out? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_heb._1_10-12_conflict_with_ps._102.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12 applies Psalm 102, originally to Yahweh, to Jesus; does this reinterpretation conflict with the original context or Jewish understanding?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/102.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Perish.</span>--Compared with man, the victim of incessant change and visible decay, the fixed earth and the uplifted mountains are often employed as symbols of endurance and perpetuity, but compared with God's eternal existence, they are but like a vesture that wears out. The source of the image is <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm" title="Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.">Isaiah 51:6</a>. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm" title="And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falls off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.">Isaiah 34:4</a>.) For the use made of the passage in <a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm" title="And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of your hands:">Hebrews 1:10</a>; <a href="/hebrews/1-12.htm" title="And as a clothing shall you fold them up, and they shall be changed: but you are the same, and your years shall not fail.">Hebrews 1:12</a>, see <span class= "ital">New Testament Commentary. </span>The terms employed for "garment" and "vesture" (<span class= "ital">beged, leb-sh</span>) are synonyms for the outer cloak worn by the Jews. The imagery of the text no doubt supplied Goethe with the thought in his fine lines<p>"'Tis thus at the roaring loom of time I ply,<p>And weave for God the garment thou seest Him by!"<p>which in turn suggested to Carlyle the "Philosophy of Clothes." "Why multiply instances? It is written, the heavens and the earth shall fade away like a vesture, which, indeed they are--the time vesture of the Eternal."--<span class= "ital">Sartor Resartus, </span>I. 11 . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/102.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall perish.</span> The coming destruction of the world that now is, is very frequently declared in Holy Scripture (see <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a>; <a href="/mark/13-31.htm">Mark 13:31</a>; <a href="/luke/21-33.htm">Luke 21:33</a>; <a href="/2_peter/3-7.htm">2 Peter 3:7, 10, 12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">But thou shalt endure.</span> With the perishable nature of the whole material creation, the psalmist contrasts the absolute eternity of God (comp. ver. 12; also <a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Psalm 9:7</a>; <a href="/hebrews/1-11.htm">Hebrews 1:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a>). <span class="cmt_word">As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.</span> Compare the prophecies of "a new heaven and a new earth" (Isaiah 55:17; 66:22; <a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/102-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֤מָּה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will perish,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאבֵדוּ֮</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḇê·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but You</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֪ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remain;</span><br /><span class="heb">תַ֫עֲמֹ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(ṯa·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭כֻלָּם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wear out</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבְל֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḇ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1086.htm">Strong's 1086: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fail, to wear out, decay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a garment.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּבֶּ֣גֶד</span> <span class="translit">(kab·be·ḡeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Like clothing</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּלְּב֖וּשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(kal·lə·ḇūš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3830.htm">Strong's 3830: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garment, clothing, raiment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will change them,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחֲלִיפֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥă·lî·p̄êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they will be passed on.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·ḥă·lō·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 102:26 They will perish but you will endure (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/102-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 102:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/102-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 102:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>