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NASB | Psalm 102:16 For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 102:16 For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory and brilliance; |
Bible Question: Thanks for the clarification, however, I'm wondering how many people will think the NASB translation in Ps 102:16 indicates something already accomplished without respect to the future. Are there other places in the NASB where a prophetic perfect is used instead of the future tense (used in other translations) where the context of the verse is clearly God's future dealing with Israel? |
Bible Answer: The New World Translation reads, "For Jehovah will certainly build up Zion; He must appear in his glory." In 607 B.C.E., after Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonian World Power, they, the nation of Israel, were deported to Babylonia. For 70 years their God-given homeland, the land of Judah, lay desolate according to the decree of Jehovah God. His earthly arrangement for true worship seemed to be out of existence. But there was a faithful remnant that longed for such a true worship to emerge again. The psalmist expressed their feelings in the 102nd Psalm, looking forward to the time when God will "build up Zion" again, the nation of natural Israel being restored to their homeland in 537 B.C.E.,so that true worship can once again be reinstituted. |