Psalms 102
1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to thee.
The prayer of the pauper, when he was anxious, and so he poured out his petition in the sight of the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my outcry reach you.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day [when] I am in trouble; incline thy ear to me: in the day [when] I call, answer me speedily.
Do not turn your face away from me. In whatever day that I am in trouble, incline your ear to me. In whatever day that I will call upon you, heed me quickly.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
For my days have faded away like smoke, and my bones have dried out like firewood.
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my skin.
Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
I have become like a pelican in solitude. I have become like a night raven in a house.
7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
I have kept vigil, and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof.
8 My enemies reproach me all the day; [and] they that are enraged against me are sworn against me.
All day long my enemies reproached me, and those who praised me swore oaths against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
For I chewed on ashes like bread, and I mixed weeping into my drink.
10 Because of thy indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
By the face of your anger and indignation, you lifted me up and threw me down.
11 My days [are] like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
My days have declined like a shadow, and I have dried out like hay.
12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance to all generations.
But you, O Lord, endure for eternity, and your memorial is from generation to generation.
13 Thou shalt arise, [and] have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, is come.
You will rise up and take pity on Zion, for it is time for its mercy, for the time has come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.
For its stones have pleased your servants, and they will take pity on its land.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
And the Gentiles will fear your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.
For the Lord has built up Zion, and he will be seen in his glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
He has noticed the prayer of the humble, and he has not despised their petition.
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
Let these things be written in another generation, and the people who will be created will praise the Lord.
19 For he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;
For he has gazed from his high sanctuary. From heaven, the Lord has beheld the earth.
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
So may he hear the groans of those in shackles, in order that he may release the sons of the slain.
21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
So may they announce the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem:
22 When the people are assembled, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
while the people convene, along with kings, in order that they may serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
He responded to him in the way of his virtue: Declare to me the brevity of my days.
24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years [are] throughout all generations.
Do not call me back in the middle of my days: your years are from generation to generation.
25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.
In the beginning, O Lord, you founded the earth. And the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou wilt endure: yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a vesture wilt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
They will perish, but you remain. And all will grow old like a garment. And, like a blanket, you will change them, and they will be changed.
27 But thou [art] the same, and thy years will have no end.
Yet you are ever yourself, and your years will not decline.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
The sons of your servants will live, and their offspring will be guided aright in every age.
