Psalms 102
1 “A prayer of the afflicted, when in deep distress he poureth out his complaint before the Lord.” Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry come unto thee!
| תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִֽי־יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יְהוָה יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ יְהוָה שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי אֵלֶיךָ תָבֽוֹא׃ |
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline thine ear to me when I call! Answer me speedily!
| אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי בְּיוֹם צַר לִי הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַי אָזְנֶךָ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא מַהֵר עֲנֵֽנִי׃ |
3 For my life is consumed like smoke, And my bones burn like a brand.
| כִּֽי־כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹ־קֵד נִחָֽרוּ׃ |
4 My heart is smitten and withered like grass; Yea, I forget to eat my bread.
| הוּכָּֽה־כָעֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַשׁ לִבִּי כִּֽי־שָׁכַחְתִּי מֵאֲכֹל לַחְמִֽי׃ |
5 By reason of my sighing, my bones cleave to my skin;
| מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃ |
6 I am like the pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl amid ruins.
| דָּמִיתִי לִקְאַת מִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי כְּכוֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃ |
7 I am sleepless; I am like a solitary bird upon the house-top.
| שָׁקַדְתִּי וָאֶֽהְיֶה כְּצִפּוֹר בּוֹדֵד עַל־גָּֽג׃ |
8 All the day long my enemies reproach me; They who rage against me curse by me.
| כָּל־הַיּוֹם חֵרְפוּנִי אוֹיְבָי מְהוֹלָלַי בִּי נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃ |
9 For I eat ashes like bread, And mingle my drink with tears.
| כִּי־אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ |
10 On account of thine indignation and thy wrath; For thou hast lifted me up and cast me down!
| מִפְּנֵֽי־זַֽעַמְךָ וְקִצְפֶּךָ כִּי נְשָׂאתַנִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃ |
11 My life is like a declining shadow, And I wither like grass.
| יָמַי כְּצֵל נָטוּי וַאֲנִי כָּעֵשֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃ |
12 But thou, O LORD! endurest for ever, And thy name from generation to generation!
| וְאַתָּה יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וְזִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹֽר׃ |
13 Thou wilt arise and have pity upon Zion, For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.
| אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן כִּי־עֵת לְחֶֽנְנָהּ כִּי־בָא מוֹעֵֽד׃ |
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones; Yea, they have a regard for her dust.
| כִּֽי־רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת־אֲבָנֶיהָ וְֽאֶת־עֲפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃ |
15 Then shall the nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
| וְיִֽירְאוּ גוֹיִם אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה וְֽכָל־מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֶת־כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ |
16 For Jehovah will build up Zion; He will appear in his glory.
| כִּֽי־בָנָה יְהוָה צִיּוֹן נִרְאָה בִּכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃ |
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, And not despise their supplication.
| פָּנָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר וְלֹֽא־בָזָה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽם׃ |
18 This shall be written for the generation to come, That the people to be born may praise Jehovah.
| תִּכָּתֶב זֹאת לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן וְעַם נִבְרָא יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃ |
19 For he looketh down from his holy height, From heaven doth he cast his eye upon the earth,
| כִּֽי־הִשְׁקִיף מִמְּרוֹם קָדְשׁוֹ יְהוָה מִשָּׁמַיִם ׀ אֶל־אֶרֶץ הִבִּֽיט׃ |
20 To listen to the sighs of the prisoner. To release those that are doomed to death;
| לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָֽה׃ |
21 That they may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem,
| לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְהוָה וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ |
22 When the nations are assembled together, And the kingdoms to serve Jehovah.
| בְּהִקָּבֵץ עַמִּים יַחְדָּו וּמַמְלָכוֹת לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ |
23 He hath weakened my strength on the way, He hath shortened my days.
| עִנָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ כחו כֹּחִי קִצַּר יָמָֽי׃ |
24 I say, O my God! take me not away in the midst of my days! Thy years endure through all generations.
| אֹמַר אֵלִי אַֽל־תַּעֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִי יָמָי בְּדוֹר דּוֹרִים שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ |
25 Of old hast thou laid the foundations of the earth, And the heavens are the work of thy hands;
| לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃ |
26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, And they shall be changed;
| הֵמָּה ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃ |
27 But thou art the same, And thy years have no end.
| וְאַתָּה־הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּֽמּוּ׃ |
28 The children of thy servants shall dwell securely, And their posterity shall be established before thee.
| בְּנֵֽי־עֲבָדֶיךָ יִשְׁכּוֹנוּ וְזַרְעָם לְפָנֶיךָ יִכּֽוֹן׃ |
