Psalms 102
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto you.
A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
2 Hide not your face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline your ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
10 Because of your indignation and your wrath: for you have lifted me up, and cast me down.
because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside.
11 My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass.
My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
12 But you, O LORD, shall endure for ever; and your remembrance unto all generations.
But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
13 You shall arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, has come.
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
19 For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,
22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: your years are throughout all generations.
I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
25 Of old have you laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of your hands.
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 They shall perish, but you shall endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shall you change them, and they shall be changed:
They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
27 But you are the same, and your years shall have no end.
But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.
28 The children of your servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before you.
The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”
