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You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her— the appointed time has come. American Standard Version. Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come. Aramaic Bible in Plain English.
Psalm 102:13-16. King James Version. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
You will show pity to Zion because the time has come. DARBY *Thou* wilt rise up, thou wilt have mercy upon Zion: for it is the time to be gracious to her, for the set time is come.
Why! in Babylon, we have hanging gardens, and wondrous palaces, and mighty works of art, and yet you say, ‘Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion;’” and they gave a loud guffaw at the very thought of what seemed to them so absurd.
Not so thinks the psalmist; he says, "Thou shalt arise," as if God had nothing to do but to arise, and then His Church would arise, too; for, when God arises, Zion begins to prosper. How easy are the methods by which God accomplishes His great works!
You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come. For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity. The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, sat and wept, as we remembered Zion. In these opening lines, we can hear the sadism of the locals as they mock the newly-arrived Israelites: “Sing us one of those spirituals from the Old Country…”.
