Psalms 102:16-28
God looked down from heaven upon the prisoners of Satan, destined for eternal death. He heard their groaning (vv. 19, 20). He wanted to deliver them so that they could praise Him (v. 21). To achieve this He sent His Son down here.
Christ, a real man, implored the One who could save Him from death (v. 24; Hebrews 5:7 . . .). But in that same v. 24, there is an extraordinary comfort in reply to "the prayer of the destitute" (v. 17). It is as a man Christ prayed; it is as God that He gets the reply. And we are allowed to listen to the wonderful conversation which takes place between God the Father and God the Son. This is an unfathomable mystery! Who then is this afflicted person, this lonely man overwhelmed by insults and recognising his weakness? It is the One who "of old . . . laid the foundation of the earth" and unfurled the heavens (Micah 5:2)!
"In the midst of my days"? (v. 24). But His years will never end! Creation will grow old and pass away; the Creator will remain forever. He is eternally the Same. The Epistle to the Hebrews which quotes these verses adds that the Son, in whom all God’s glory shines, is also the One who "by himself purged sins" (Hebrews 1:2-3; Hebrews 1:10-12). Oh, the infinite value of such a work accomplished by such a Person!