The Psalms (WEB)

Psalm 102

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh.

 ^102:1Hear my prayer, Yahweh!
      Let my cry come to you.

 ^102:2Don't hide your face from me in the day of my distress.
      Turn your ear to me.
      Answer me quickly in the day when I call.

 ^102:3For my days consume away like smoke.
      My bones are burned as a firebrand.

 ^102:4My heart is blighted like grass, and withered,
      For I forget to eat my bread.

 ^102:5By reason of the voice of my groaning,
      My bones stick to my skin.

 ^102:6I am like a pelican of the wilderness.
      I have become as an owl of the waste places.

 ^102:7I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.

 ^102:8My enemies reproach me all day.
      Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.

 ^102:9For I have eaten ashes like bread,
      And mixed my drink with tears,

 ^102:10Because of your indignation and your wrath,
      For you have taken me up, and thrown me away.

 ^102:11My days are like a long shadow.
      I have withered like grass.

  ^102:12But you, Yahweh, will abide forever;
      Your renown endures to all generations.

 ^102:13You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
      For it is time to have pity on her.
      Yes, the set time has come.

 ^102:14For your servants take pleasure in her stones,
      And have pity on her dust.

 ^102:15So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh;
      All the kings of the earth your glory.

 ^102:16For Yahweh has built up Zion.
      He has appeared in his glory.

 ^102:17He has responded to the prayer of the destitute,
      And has not despised their prayer.

 ^102:18This will be written for the generation to come.
      A people which will be created will praise Yah.

 ^102:19For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary.
      From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;

 ^102:20To hear the groans of the prisoner;
      To free those who are condemned to death;

 ^102:21That men may declare the name of Yahweh in Zion,
      And his praise in Jerusalem;

 ^102:22When the peoples are gathered together,
      The kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.

  ^102:23He weakened my strength along the course.
      He shortened my days.

 ^102:24I said, "My God, don't take me away in the midst of my days.
      Your years are throughout all generations.

 ^102:25Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth.
      The heavens are the work of your hands.

 ^102:26They will perish, but you will endure.
      Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment.
      You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.

 ^102:27But you are the same.
      Your years will have no end.

 ^102:28The children of your servants will continue.
      Their seed will be established before you."

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