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102:1  A prayer of one afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before Yahweh. O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help 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 I call, answer me quickly,
102:3  for my days vanish in smoke, and my bones are charred like a hearth.
102:4  My heart is struck like grass and withers. Indeed, 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 an owl of the wilderness; I am like a little owl of the ruins.
102:7  I lie awake and I am like a lone bird on a roof.
102:8  All the day my enemies reproach me; those who mock me swear oaths against me.
102:9  Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears
102:10  because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
102:11  My days are like a lengthened shadow, and I wither like grass.
102:12  But you, O Yahweh, abide forever, and your remembrance from generation to generation.
102:13  You rise up and take pity on Zion, because it is time to favor it, for the appointed time has come.
102:14  Your servants take pleasure in her stones, and show favor to its dust.
102:15  Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh, and all the kings of the earth your glory.
102:16  For Yahweh will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory.
102:17  He will turn his attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
102:18  Let this be written for the next generation, so that a people yet to be created may praise Yah,
102:19  that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over the earth
102:20  to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to liberate those destined to die,
102:21  so that they may make known in Zion the name of Yahweh, and his praise in Jerusalem,
102:22  when the peoples assemble, together with kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.
102:23  He has broken my strength along the way; he has cut short my days.
102:24  I say, “My God, do not carry me off from my life in the middle of my days.” Your years continue throughout all generations.
102:25  Long ago 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. And like a garment they will all wear out, you will replace them like clothing, and they will be set aside.
102:27  But you are the same, and your years do not end.
102:28  The children of your servants will continue, and their descendants will be established before you.