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102:1  Hear my prayer, Lord! And let my cry for help come to You.
102:2  Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress; Incline Your ear to me; On the day when I call answer me quickly.
102:3  For my days have ended in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
102:4  My heart has been struck like grass and has withered, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
102:5  Because of the loudness of my groaning My bones cling to my flesh.
102:6  I resemble a pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the ruins.
102:7  I lie awake, I have become like a solitary bird on a housetop.
102:8  My enemies have taunted me all day long; Those who deride me have used my name as a curse.
102:9  For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mixed my drink with weeping
102:10  Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.
102:11  My days are like a lengthened shadow, And I wither away like grass.
102:12  But You, Lord, remain forever, And Your name remains to all generations.
102:13  You will arise and have compassion on Zion; For it is time to be gracious to her, For the appointed time has come.
102:14  Surely Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And feel pity for her dust.
102:15  So the nations will fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth, Your glory.
102:16  For the Lord has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
102:17  He has turned His attention to the prayer of the destitute And has not despised 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 His holy height; From heaven the Lord looked upon the earth,
102:20  To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death,
102:21  So that people may tell of 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 has broken my strength in the way; He has shortened my days.
102:24  I say, “My God, do not take me away in the middle of my days, Your years are throughout all generations.
102:25  In time of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
102:26  Even they will perish, but You endure; All of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.
102:27  But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end.
102:28  The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”