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102:1  A prayer of a suffering person who has become weak. They pour out their problems to the Lord. Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help.
102:2  Don’t turn your face away from me when I’m in trouble. Pay attention to me. When I call out for help, answer me quickly.
102:3  My days are disappearing like smoke. My body burns like glowing coals.
102:4  My strength has dried up like grass. I even forget to eat my food.
102:5  I groan out loud because of my suffering. I’m nothing but skin and bones.
102:6  I’m like a desert owl. I’m like an owl among destroyed buildings.
102:7  I can’t sleep. I’ve become like a bird alone on a roof.
102:8  All day long my enemies laugh at me. Those who make fun of me use my name as a curse.
102:9  I eat ashes as my food. My tears fall into what I’m drinking.
102:10  You were very angry with me. So you picked me up and threw me away.
102:11  The days of my life are like an evening shadow. I dry up like grass.
102:12  But Lord, you are seated on your throne forever. Your fame will continue for all time to come.
102:13  You will rise up and show deep concern for Zion. The time has come for you to help Zion.
102:14  The stones of your destroyed city are priceless to us. Even its dust brings deep concern to us.
102:15  The nations will worship the Lord. All the kings on earth will respect his glorious power.
102:16  The Lord will build Zion again. He will appear in his glory.
102:17  He will answer the prayer of those who don’t have anything. He won’t say no to their cry for help.
102:18  Let this be written down for those born after us. Then people who are not yet born can praise the Lord.
102:19  Here is what should be written. “The Lord looked down from his temple in heaven. From heaven he viewed the earth.
102:20  He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”
102:21  So people will talk about him in Zion. They will praise him in Jerusalem.
102:22  Nations and kingdoms will gather there to worship the Lord.
102:23  When I was still young, he took away my strength. He wasn’t going to let me live much longer.
102:24  So I said, “My God, don’t let me die in the middle of my life. You will live for all time to come.
102:25  In the beginning you made the earth secure. You placed it on its foundations. Your hands created the heavens.
102:26  They will pass away. But you will remain. They will all wear out like a piece of clothing. You will make them like clothes that are taken off and thrown away.
102:27  But you remain the same. Your years will never end.
102:28  Our children will live with you. Their sons and daughters will be safe in your care.”