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102:1  A prayer for a time of suffering, when anyone feels weak and wants to tell their complaints to the Lord. Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help.
102:2  Don’t turn away from me when I have troubles. Listen to me, and answer me quickly when I cry for help.
102:3  My life is passing away like smoke. My life is like a fire slowly burning out.
102:4  My strength is gone— I am like dry, dying grass. I even forget to eat.
102:5  Because of my sadness, I am losing so much weight that my skin hangs from my bones.
102:6  I am lonely, like an owl living in the desert, like an owl living among old ruined buildings.
102:7  I cannot sleep. I am like a lonely bird on the roof.
102:8  My enemies insult me all the time. They make fun of me and use me as an example in their curses.
102:9  My great sadness is my only food. My tears fall into my drink.
102:10  You were angry with me, so you picked me up and threw me away.
102:11  My life is almost finished, like the long shadows at the end of the day. I am like dry and dying grass.
102:12  But you, Lord, will rule as king forever! Your name will continue forever and ever!
102:13  You will rise up and comfort Zion. The time has come for you to be kind to Zion.
102:14  Your servants love her stones. They love even the dust of that city!
102:15  The nations will worship the Lord’s name. All the kings on earth will honor you.
102:16  The Lord will rebuild Zion, and people will again see her glory.
102:17  He will listen to the prayers of those in poverty. He will not ignore them.
102:18  Write these things for future generations, so that they will praise the Lord.
102:19  The Lord will look down from his Holy Place above. He will look down at the earth from heaven.
102:20  And he will hear the prisoner’s prayers. He will free those who were condemned to die.
102:21  Then people in Zion will tell about the Lord. They will praise his name in Jerusalem
102:22  when nations gather together and kingdoms come to serve the Lord.
102:23  My strength failed me. My life is cut short.
102:24  So I said, “Don’t let me die while I am still young. God, you will live forever and ever!
102:25  Long ago, you made the world. You made the sky with your own hands!
102:26  The earth and sky will end, but you will live forever! They will wear out like clothes, and like clothes, you will change them.
102:27  But you never change. You will live forever!
102:28  We are your servants today. Our children will live here, and their descendants will come here to worship you.”