Psalms 102
102
PSALM 102
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord.
1O Lord, unto my pray'r give ear,
my cry let come to thee;
2And in the day of my distress
hide not thy face from me.
Give ear to me; what time I call,
to answer me make haste:
3For, as an hearth, my bones are burnt,
my days, like smoke, do waste.
4My heart within me smitten is,
and it is withered
Like very grass; so that I do
forget to eat my bread.
5By reason of my groaning voice
my bones cleave to my skin.
6Like pelican in wilderness
forsaken I have been:
I like an owl in desert am,
that nightly there doth moan;
7I watch, and like a sparrow am
on the house-top alone.
8My bitter en'mies all the day
reproaches cast on me;
And, being mad at me, with rage
against me sworn they be.
9For why? I ashes eaten have
like bread, in sorrows deep;
My drink I also mingled have
with tears that I did weep.
10Thy wrath and indignation
did cause this grief and pain;
For thou hast lift me up on high,
and cast me down again.
11My days are like unto a shade,
which doth declining pass;
And I am dry'd and withered,
ev'n like unto the grass.
12But thou, Lord, everlasting art,
and thy remembrance shall
Continually endure,
and be to generations all.
13Thou shalt arise, and mercy have
upon thy Sion yet;
The time to favour her is come,
the time that thou hast set.
14For in her rubbish and her stones
thy servants pleasure take;
Yea, they the very dust thereof
do favour for her sake.
15So shall the heathen people fear
the Lord's most holy name;
And all the kings on earth shall dread
thy glory and thy fame.
16When Sion by the mighty Lord
built up again shall be,
In glory then and majesty
to men appear shall he.
17The prayer of the destitute
he surely will regard;
Their prayer will he not despise,
by him it shall be heard.
18For generations yet to come
this shall be on record:
So shall the people that shall be
created praise the Lord.
19He from his sanctuary's height
hath downward cast his eye;
And from his glorious throne in heav'n
the Lord the earth did spy;
20That of the mournful prisoner
the groanings he might hear,
To set them free that unto death
by men appointed are:
21That they in Sion may declare
the Lord's most holy name,
And publish in Jerusalem
the praises of the same;
22When as the people gather shall
in troops with one accord,
When kingdoms shall assembled be
to serve the highest Lord.
23My wonted strength and force he hath
abated in the way,
And he my days hath shortened:
24Thus therefore did I say,
My God, in mid-time of my days
take thou me not away:
From age to age eternally
thy years endure and stay.
25The firm foundation of the earth
of old time thou hast laid;
The heavens also are the work
which thine own hands have made.
26Thou shalt for evermore endure,
but they shall perish all;
Yea, ev'ry one of them wax old,
like to a garment, shall:
Thou, as a vesture, shalt them change,
and they shall changed be:
27But thou the same art,
and thy years are to eternity.
28The children of thy servants shall
continually endure;
And in thy sight, O Lord, their seed
shall be establish'd sure.
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Psalms 102
102
A Plea for Personal and National Help
A prayer of one afflicted, when he grows faint
and pours out his lament before Yahweh.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1O Yahweh, hear my prayer,
and let my cry for help come to you.
2Do 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,
3for my days vanish in smoke,
and my bones are charred like a hearth.
4My heart is struck like grass and withers.
Indeed, I forget to eat#A rare homonym might yield “I am too wilted to eat” my bread.
5Because of the sound of my groaning
my bones#Hebrew “bone” cling to my skin.#Hebrew “flesh”
6I am like an owl#The identity of the birds in this verse is uncertain of the wilderness;
I am like a little owl of the ruins.
7I lie awake and I am
like a lone bird on a roof.
8All the day my enemies reproach me;
those who mock me swear oaths against me.
9Indeed, I eat ashes like bread
and mix my drink with tears#Hebrew “weeping”
10because of your indignation and anger,
for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
11My days are like a lengthened shadow,
and I wither like grass.
12But you, O Yahweh, abide#Or “sit enthroned” forever,
and your remembrance#Or “name” from generation to generation.#Literally “to a generation and a generation”
13You rise up and take pity on Zion,
because it is time to favor it,
for the appointed time has come.
14Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
and show favor to its dust.
15Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh,
and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16For Yahweh will rebuild Zion;
he will appear in his glory.
17He will turn his attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.
18Let this be written for the next generation,
so that a people yet to be created may praise Yah,#A shortened form of “Yahweh”
19that he looked down from his holy height.
Yahweh looked from heaven over the earth
20to hear the groaning of the prisoner,
to liberate those destined to die,#Hebrew “the sons of death”
21so that they#That is, the generation that reads what is written may make known in Zion the name of Yahweh,
and his praise in Jerusalem,
22when the peoples assemble,
together with#Hebrew “and” kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.
23He has broken my strength along the way;
he has cut short my days.
24I say, “My God, do not carry me off
from my life in the middle of my days.”
Your years continue throughout all generations.
25Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26They 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.
27But you are the same,
and your years do not end.
28The children of your servants will continue,
and their descendants#Literally “seed” will be established before you.
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