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102:1  (A prayer for someone who hurts and needs to ask the Lord for help.) I pray to you, Lord! Please listen.
102:2  Don't hide from me in my time of trouble. Pay attention to my prayer and quickly give an answer.
102:3  My days disappear like smoke, and my bones are burning as though in a furnace.
102:4  I am wasting away like grass, and my appetite is gone.
102:5  My groaning never stops, and my bones can be seen through my skin.
102:6  I am like a lonely owl in the desert
102:7  or a restless sparrow alone on a roof.
102:8  My enemies insult me all day, and they use my name for a curse word.
102:9  Instead of food, I have ashes to eat and tears to drink,
102:10  because you are furious and have thrown me aside.
102:11  My life fades like a shadow at the end of day and withers like grass.
102:12  Our Lord, you are King forever and will always be famous.
102:13  You will show pity to Zion because the time has come.
102:14  We, your servants, love each stone in the city, and we are sad to see them lying in the dirt.
102:15  Our Lord, the nations will honor you, and all kings on earth will praise your glory.
102:16  You will rebuild the city of Zion. Your glory will be seen,
102:17  and the prayers of the homeless will be answered.
102:18  Future generations must also praise the Lord, so write this for them:
102:19  “From his holy temple, the Lord looked down at the earth.
102:20  He listened to the groans of prisoners, and he rescued everyone who was doomed to die.”
102:21  All Jerusalem should praise you, our Lord,
102:22  when people from every nation meet to worship you.
102:23  I should still be strong, but you, Lord, have made an old person of me.
102:24  You will live forever! Years mean nothing to you. Don't cut my life in half!
102:25  In the beginning, Lord, you laid the earth's foundation and created the heavens.
102:26  They will all disappear and wear out like clothes. You change them, as you would a coat, but you last forever.
102:27  You are always the same. You are God for all time.
102:28  Every generation of those who serve you will live in your presence.