Psalm 102
102
A Cry in Distress
A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord.
1Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and let my cry come unto thee.
2Hide not thy face from me
in the day when I am in trouble;
incline thine ear unto me:
in the day when I call answer me speedily.
3For my days are consumed like smoke,
and my bones are burned as a hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;
so that I forget to eat my bread.
5By reason of the voice of my groaning
my bones cleave to my skin.
6I am like a pelican of the wilderness:
I am like an owl of the desert.
7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
8Mine enemies reproach me all the day;
and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
9For I have eaten ashes like bread,
and mingled my drink with weeping,
10because of thine indignation and thy wrath:
for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
11My days are like a shadow that declineth;
and I am withered like grass.
12But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever;
and thy remembrance unto all generations.
13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion:
for the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.
14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,
and favor the dust thereof.
15So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord,
and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16When the Lord shall build up Zion,
he shall appear in his glory.
17He will regard the prayer of the destitute,
and not despise their prayer.
18This shall be written for the generation to come:
and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;
from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20to hear the groaning of the prisoner;
to loose those that are appointed to death;
21to declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
and his praise in Jerusalem;
22when the people are gathered together,
and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23He weakened my strength in the way;
he shortened my days.
24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days:
thy years are throughout all generations.
25 #
Heb 1.10-12. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth:
and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26They 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:
27but thou art the same,
and thy years shall have no end.
28The children of thy servants shall continue,
and their seed shall be established before thee.
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Psalm 102
102
Do Not Hide Your Face from Me
A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is #Ps. 61:2 faint and #Ps. 142:2pours out his complaint before the Lord.
1 #
Ps. 39:12 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
let my cry #Ps. 18:6; Ex. 2:23; 1 Sam. 9:16come to you!
2 # See Ps. 27:9 Do not hide your face from me
in #See Ps. 18:6 the day of my distress!
# See Ps. 31:2 Incline your ear to me;
# See Ps. 69:17 answer me speedily #Ps. 56:9in the day when I call!
3For my days #[James 4:14]; See Ps. 37:20 pass away like smoke,
and my #Job 30:30; Lam. 1:13; See Ps. 31:10bones burn like a furnace.
4My heart is #Ps. 121:6 struck down like grass and #Ps. 37:2; Isa. 40:7; [James 1:10, 11] has withered;
I #[1 Sam. 1:7; 2 Sam. 12:17; 1 Kgs. 21:4; Job 33:20]forget to eat my bread.
5Because of my loud groaning
my #See Job 19:20bones cling to my flesh.
6I am like #Isa. 34:11; Zeph. 2:14; [Job 30:29]a desert owl of the wilderness,
like an owl#102:6 The precise identity of these birds is uncertain of the waste places;
7I #Ps. 77:4lie awake;
I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
8All the day my enemies taunt me;
those who #[Acts 26:11] deride me #Isa. 65:15; Jer. 29:22use my name for a curse.
9For I eat ashes like bread
and #See Ps. 42:3mingle tears with my drink,
10because of your indignation and anger;
for you have #Ezek. 3:12, 14 taken me up and #Ps. 51:11thrown me down.
11My days are like #Ps. 109:23; 144:4; Job 8:9 an evening shadow;
I #[See ver. 4 above]wither away like grass.
12But you, O Lord, are #ver. 26; See Ps. 9:7 enthroned forever;
you #Ps. 135:13; Ex. 3:15are remembered throughout all generations.
13You will #Ps. 68:1 arise and have #Isa. 60:10; Zech. 1:12 pity on Zion;
it is the time to favor her;
#
Ps. 75:2; Jer. 29:10; Dan. 9:2; [Isa. 40:2] the appointed time has come.
14For your servants hold her #Neh. 4:2; [Lam. 4:1]stones dear
and have pity on her dust.
15Nations will #1 Kgs. 8:43; Isa. 59:19 fear the name of the Lord,
and all #Ps. 138:4; Isa. 60:3the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16For the Lord #Ps. 147:2 builds up Zion;
he #Isa. 60:1, 2appears in his glory;
17he #Neh. 1:6, 11regards the prayer of the destitute
and does not despise their prayer.
18Let this be #[Deut. 31:19; Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 10:1] recorded for #Ps. 48:13; See Ps. 78:4, 6 a generation to come,
so that #See Ps. 22:31; [Isa. 43:21]a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19that he #See Ps. 11:4looked down from his holy height;
from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20to hear #Ps. 79:11 the groans of the prisoners,
to set free #Ps. 79:11those who were doomed to die,
21that they may #See Ps. 22:22declare in Zion the name of the Lord,
and in Jerusalem his praise,
22when #[Isa. 45:14]; See Ps. 22:27peoples gather together,
and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.
23He has broken my strength in midcourse;
he #Ps. 89:45has shortened my days.
24“O my God,” #[Isa. 38:10] I say, “take me not away
in the midst of my days—
#
Ps. 90:2; Job 36:26; Hab. 1:12 you whose years endure
throughout all generations!”
25 #
Gen. 1:1; 2:1; Cited Heb. 1:10 Of old you laid the foundation of the earth,
and #See Ps. 96:5the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 #
Isa. 34:4; 51:6; Matt. 24:35; 2 Pet. 3:7, 10, 12; Rev. 20:11; 21:1; Cited Heb. 1:11, 12 They will perish, but #ver. 12you will remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
27but #Isa. 41:4; 48:12; Mal. 3:6; [Heb. 13:8; James 1:17]you are the same, and your years have no end.
28 # See Ps. 69:36 The children of your servants #Ps. 37:29 shall dwell secure;
#
Ps. 112:2
their offspring shall be established before you.
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