Psalms 102
102
Psalm 102
A prayer by someone who is suffering, when he is weary and pours out his troubles in the Lord’s presence.
1O Lord, hear my prayer,
and let my cry for help come to you.
2Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble.
Turn your ear toward me.
Answer me quickly when I call.
3My days disappear like smoke.
My bones burn like hot coals.
4My heart is beaten down and withered like grass
because I have forgotten about eating.
5I am nothing but skin and bones
because of my loud groans.
6I am like a desert owl,
like an owl living in the ruins.
7I lie awake.
I am like a lonely bird on a rooftop.
8All day long my enemies insult me.
Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
9I eat ashes like bread
and my tears are mixed with my drink
10because of your hostility and anger,
because you have picked me up and thrown me away.
11My days are like a shadow that is getting longer,
and I wither away like grass.
12But you, O Lord, remain forever.
You are remembered throughout every generation.
13You will rise and have compassion on Zion,
because it is time to grant a favor to it.
Indeed, the appointed time has come.
14Your servants value Zion’s stones,
and they pity its rubble.
15The nations will fear the Lord’s name.
All the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16When the Lord builds Zion,
he will appear in his glory.
17He will turn his attention to the prayers
of those who have been abandoned.
He will not despise their prayers.
18This will be written down for a future generation
so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19“The Lord looked down from his holy place high above.
From heaven he looked at the earth.
20He heard the groans of the prisoners
and set free those who were condemned to death.
21The Lord’s name is announced in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem
22when nations and kingdoms gather
to worship the Lord.”
23He has weakened my strength along the way.
He has reduced ⌞the number of⌟ my days.
24I said, “My God, don’t take me now in the middle of my life.
Your years ⌞continue on⌟ throughout every generation.
25Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth.
Even the heavens are the works of your hands.
26They will come to an end, but you will still go on.
They will all wear out like clothing.
You will change them like clothes,
and they will be thrown away.
27But you remain the same, and your life will never end.
28The children of your servants will go on living ⌞here⌟.
Their descendants will be secure in your presence.”
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Psalms 102
102
A prayer of one overwhelmed with trouble, pouring out problems before the Lord.
1 Lord, hear my prayer!
Listen to my plea!
2Don’t turn away from me
in my time of distress.
Bend down to listen,
and answer me quickly when I call to you.
3For my days disappear like smoke,
and my bones burn like red-hot coals.
4My heart is sick, withered like grass,
and I have lost my appetite.
5Because of my groaning,
I am reduced to skin and bones.
6I am like an owl in the desert,
like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.
7I lie awake,
lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.
8My enemies taunt me day after day.
They mock and curse me.
9I eat ashes for food.
My tears run down into my drink
10because of your anger and wrath.
For you have picked me up and thrown me out.
11My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.
12But you, O Lord, will sit on your throne forever.
Your fame will endure to every generation.
13You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem#102:13 Hebrew Zion; also in 102:16.—
and now is the time to pity her,
now is the time you promised to help.
14For your people love every stone in her walls
and cherish even the dust in her streets.
15Then the nations will tremble before the Lord.
The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
16For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem.
He will appear in his glory.
17He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.
18Let this be recorded for future generations,
so that a people not yet born will praise the Lord.
19Tell them the Lord looked down
from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven
20to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to release those condemned to die.
21And so the Lord’s fame will be celebrated in Zion,
his praises in Jerusalem,
22when multitudes gather together
and kingdoms come to worship the Lord.
23He broke my strength in midlife,
cutting short my days.
24But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever,
don’t take my life while I am so young!
25Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth
and made the heavens with your hands.
26They will perish, but you remain forever;
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
and discard them.
27But you are always the same;
you will live forever.
28The children of your people
will live in security.
Their children’s children
will thrive in your presence.”
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