תהילים 102

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

A Prayer of the afflicted when he is feeble, and before Jehovah poureth out his plaint. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, yea, my cry to Thee cometh.

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

Hide not Thou Thy face from me, In a day of mine adversity, Incline unto me Thine ear, In the day I call, haste, answer me.

3 כִּֽי־כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹקֵד נִחָֽרוּ׃

For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.

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

Smitten as the herb, and withered, is my heart, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.

5 מִקּוֹל אַנְחָתִי דָּבְקָה עַצְמִי לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃

From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.

6 דָּמִיתִי לִקְאַת מִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי כְּכוֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃

I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.

7 שָׁקַדְתִּי וָאֶהְיֶה כְּצִפּוֹר בּוֹדֵד עַל־גָּֽג׃

I have watched, and I am As a bird alone on the roof.

8 כׇּל־הַיּוֹם חֵרְפוּנִי אוֹיְבָי מְהוֹלָלַי בִּי נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃

All the day mine enemies reproached me, Those mad at me have sworn against me.

9 כִּי־אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָֽכְתִּי׃

Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

10 מִפְּנֵֽי־זַעַמְךָ וְקִצְפֶּךָ כִּי נְשָׂאתַנִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃

From Thine indignation and Thy wrath, For Thou hast lifted me up, And dost cast me down.

11 יָמַי כְּצֵל נָטוּי וַאֲנִי כָּעֵשֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃

My days as a shadow [are] stretched out, And I — as the herb I am withered.

12 וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב וְזִכְרְךָ לְדֹר וָדֹֽר׃

And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.

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

Thou — Thou risest — Thou pitiest Zion, For the time to favour her, For the appointed time hath come.

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

For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.

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

And nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,

16 כִּֽי־בָנָה יְהֹוָה צִיּוֹן נִרְאָה בִּכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃

For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,

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

He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

18 תִּכָּתֶב זֹאת לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן וְעַם נִבְרָא יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃

This is written for a later generation, And the people created do praise Jah.

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

For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

20 לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר לְפַתֵּחַ בְּנֵי תְמוּתָֽה׃

To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,

21 לְסַפֵּר בְּצִיּוֹן שֵׁם יְהֹוָה וּתְהִלָּתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

To declare in Zion the name of Jehovah, And His praise in Jerusalem,

22 בְּהִקָּבֵץ עַמִּים יַחְדָּו וּמַמְלָכוֹת לַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃

In the peoples being gathered together, And the kingdoms — to serve Jehovah.

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

He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days.

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

I say, 'My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,' Through all generations [are] Thine years.

25 לְפָנִים הָאָרֶץ יָסַדְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃

Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands [are] the heavens.

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

They — They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.

27 וְאַתָּה־הוּא וּשְׁנוֹתֶיךָ לֹא יִתָּֽמּוּ׃

And Thou [art] the same, and Thine years are not finished.

28 בְּנֵֽי־עֲבָדֶיךָ יִשְׁכּוֹנוּ וְזַרְעָם לְפָנֶיךָ יִכּֽוֹן׃

The sons of Thy servants do continue, And their seed before Thee is established!