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"And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the
heavens are the works of Thine hands" (Heb. 1: 10).
The Scripture quoted is Psa. 102:, a Psalm concerning "The King, in His humiliation"
(The Companion Bible). Much in this is reminiscent of Psa. 22:, which opens with the
words of the cross "My God, My God, Why hast Thou forsaken Me?" The point of the
Psalm is the cry of the afflicted and suffering Messiah, Who says:
"My days are consumed like smoke" (Psa. 102: 3).
"My days are like a shadow that declineth" (Psa. 102: 11).
In contrast with which He says:
"But Thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever" (Psa. 102: 12).
Later, the Sufferer returns to the theme of shortened days:
"He shortened My days" (102: 23).
"I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days" (102: 24).
In contrast He says:
"Thy years are throughout all generations" (102: 24).
Then follows the passage quoted in Heb. 1: 10, which concludes with the words:
"But Thou art the same, and Thy years shall have no end" (102: 27).
The words "In the beginning", kat'archas, are the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew
le-phanim "previously", and take us back to Gen. 1: 1.
He, Who is yet to "appear in His glory" and build up Zion (Psa. 102: 16), He, Who as
the Mediator and suffering Redeemer mingled His drink with weeping, nevertheless
before His humiliation was the great Creator. This is embedded in Psa. 102: and in
Heb. 1:
The structure of the Psalm, reduced to a minimum, seems to be as follows: