תהילים 102

1 תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִֽי־יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ יְהֹוָה שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי אֵלֶיךָ תָבֽוֹא׃

“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!

2 אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי בְּיוֹם צַר ־ לִי הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַי אׇזְנֶךָ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא מַהֵר עֲנֵֽנִי׃

Hide not thy face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline thine ear to me when I call! Answer me speedily!

3 כִּֽי־כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹקֵד נִחָֽרוּ׃

For my life is consumed like smoke, And my bones burn like a brand.

4 הוּכָּה־כָעֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַשׁ לִבִּי כִּֽי־שָׁכַחְתִּי מֵאֲכֹל לַחְמִֽי׃

My heart is smitten and withered like grass; Yea, I forget to eat my bread.

5 מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃

By reason of my sighing, my bones cleave to my skin;

6 דָּמִיתִי לִקְאַת מִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי כְּכוֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃

I am like the pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl amid ruins.

7 שָׁקַדְתִּי וָאֶהְיֶה כְּצִפּוֹר בּוֹדֵד עַל־גָּֽג׃

I am sleepless; I am like a solitary bird upon the house-top.

8 כׇּל־הַיּוֹם חֵרְפוּנִי אוֹיְבָי מְהוֹלָלַי בִּי נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃

All the day long my enemies reproach me; They who rage against me curse by me.

9 כִּי־אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָֽכְתִּי׃

For I eat ashes like bread, And mingle my drink with tears.

10 מִפְּנֵֽי־זַעַמְךָ וְקִצְפֶּךָ כִּי נְשָׂאתַנִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃

On account of thine indignation and thy wrath; For thou hast lifted me up and cast me down!

11 יָמַי כְּצֵל נָטוּי וַאֲנִי כָּעֵשֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃

My life is like a declining shadow, And I wither like grass.

12 וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וְזִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹֽר׃

But thou, O LORD! endurest for ever, And thy name from generation to generation!

13 אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן כִּי־עֵת לְחֶֽנְנָהּ כִּי־בָא מוֹעֵֽד׃

Thou wilt arise and have pity upon Zion, For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.

14 כִּי־רָצוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶת־אֲבָנֶיהָ וְֽאֶת־עֲפָרָהּ יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones; Yea, they have a regard for her dust.

15 וְיִֽירְאוּ גוֹיִם אֶת־שֵׁם יְהֹוָה וְֽכׇל־מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֶת־כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃

Then shall the nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.

16 כִּֽי־בָנָה יְהֹוָה צִיּוֹן נִרְאָה בִּכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃

For Jehovah will build up Zion; He will appear in his glory.

17 פָּנָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר וְלֹא־בָזָה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽם׃

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, And not despise their supplication.

18 תִּכָּתֶב זֹאת לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן וְעַם נִבְרָא יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃

This shall be written for the generation to come, That the people to be born may praise Jehovah.

19 כִּֽי־הִשְׁקִיף מִמְּרוֹם קׇדְשׁוֹ יְהֹוָה מִשָּׁמַיִם ׀ אֶל־אֶרֶץ הִבִּֽיט׃

For he looketh down from his holy height, From heaven doth he cast his eye upon the earth,

20 לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָֽה׃

To listen to the sighs of the prisoner. To release those that are doomed to death;

21 לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְהֹוָה וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

That they may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem,

22 בְּהִקָּבֵץ עַמִּים יַחְדָּו וּמַמְלָכוֹת לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃

When the nations are assembled together, And the kingdoms to serve Jehovah.

23 עִנָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ (כחו) [כֹּחִי] קִצַּר יָמָֽי׃

He hath weakened my strength on the way, He hath shortened my days.

24 אֹמַר אֵלִי אַֽל־תַּעֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִי יָמָי בְּדוֹר דּוֹרִים שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

I say, O my God! take me not away in the midst of my days! Thy years endure through all generations.

25 לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃

Of old hast thou laid the foundations of the earth, And the heavens are the work of thy hands;

26 הֵמָּה ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ וְאַתָּה תַעֲמֹד וְכֻלָּם כַּבֶּגֶד יִבְלוּ כַּלְּבוּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵם וְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃

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;

27 וְאַתָּה־הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּֽמּוּ׃

But thou art the same, And thy years have no end.

28 בְּנֵֽי־עֲבָדֶיךָ יִשְׁכּוֹנוּ וְזַרְעָם לְפָנֶיךָ יִכּֽוֹן׃

The children of thy servants shall dwell securely, And their posterity shall be established before thee.