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102:1  A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.
102:2  Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily.
102:3  For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.
102:4  My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.
102:5  Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.
102:6  I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.
102:7  I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
102:8  My enemies reproach me all day long; Those who deride me swear an oath against me.
102:9  For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
102:10  Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
102:11  My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.
102:12  But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
102:13  You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.
102:14  For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.
102:15  So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
102:16  For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.
102:17  He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
102:18  This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
102:19  For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,
102:20  To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,
102:21  To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,
102:22  When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
102:23  He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
102:24  I said, “O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.
102:25  Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
102:26  They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.
102:27  But You are the same, And Your years will have no end.
102:28  The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”