Psa 102:16-17 | NETfull | STEP | when the Lord rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

Psalms 102:16-17

16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion,
and reveals his splendor,
17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew adjective עַרְעָר (’arar, “destitute”) occurs only here in the OT. It is derived from the verbal root ערר (“to strip oneself”).}
and does not reject ^{▼▼ Heb “despise.”} their request. ^{▼▼ The perfect verbal forms in vv. 16–17 are functioning as future perfects, indicating future actions that will precede the future developments described in v. 15.}