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102:1  The prayer of one afflicted. When he is wasting away and pours out his anguish before the Lord.
102:2  O Lord, give heed to my prayer; let my plea for help reach you.
102:3  Do not conceal your face from my sight in the time of my distress. Incline your ear to me; on the day when I call out to you, answer me speedily.
102:4  For my days are fading away like smoke, and my bones are burning like live coals.
102:5  My heart is stricken, withered like grass; I am too exhausted to eat my bread.
102:6  As a result of my incessant groaning, I am now nothing more than skin and bones.
102:7  I am like a pelican of the wilderness, like an owl among the ruins.
102:8  I am sleepless and I moan like a lone sparrow on a rooftop.
102:9  All day long my enemies revile me; those who rage against me use my name as a curse.
102:10  I eat ashes as though they were bread, and I mingle tears with my drink.
102:11  Because of your indignation and wrath, you have raised me up only to cast me down.
102:12  My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I am withering away like grass.
102:13  But, you, O Lord, are enthroned forever, and your renown will endure for all generations.
102:14  You will arise and show mercy to Zion, for it is time for you to have pity on her; the appointed time has come.
102:15  For her stones are precious to your servants, and her dust causes them to weep.
102:16  The nations will revere your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth will sing of your glory.
102:17  For the Lord will rebuild Zion and reveal himself in all his glory.
102:18  He will answer the prayer of the destitute, and he will not ignore their petition.
102:19  Let this be written for future generations so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord:
102:20  “The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high and gazed on the earth from heaven,
102:21  to hear the sighs of the prisoners and to set free those under sentence of death.”
102:22  Then the name of the Lord will be proclaimed in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem
102:23  when all peoples and kingdoms come together to worship the Lord.
102:24  He has taken away my strength on my life’s journey; he has cut short my days.
102:25  So I said: “Do not carry me off, O my God, before half my days are done, for your years endure from age to age.
102:26  “Long ago you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
102:27  They will pass away but you endure; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like clothing, and they will perish.
102:28  “However, you remain always the same, and your years will have no end.