Psalm 102:27

Modern

But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.

Traditional

But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

Literal

And You are the same, and Your years will not end.

Latin

…tu autem idem ipse es, et anni tui non deficient.

Hebrew

English

But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.

wear out like a garment: Unlike the eternal Creator, the created world will wear out like a piece of clothing (see Isaiah 40:28).
The writer to the Hebrews describes this passage as having been addressed to Jesus, the Son (Hebrews 1:10–12).

Although the psalmist suffers in the present, he bases his hope for the future on the Lord’s past faithfulness.

A weak and suffering person prays for the Lord's mercy on Jerusalem and for his presence with its people.

Theme notes and profiles

Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Malachi 3:6
“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
Psalm 90:4
For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.
Revelation 1:17–18
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Job 36:26
Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
John 8:58
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”