‏ Psalms 102:16-17

16when the Lord rebuilds Zion
and reveals his splendor,
17when he responds to the prayer of the destitute ▼
▼tn The Hebrew adjective עַרְעָר (ʿarar, “destitute”) occurs only here in the OT. It is derived from the verbal root ערר (“to strip oneself”).

and does not reject ▼
▼tn Heb “despise.”
their request. ▼
▼tn 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.

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