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
The Prayer of the Afflicted
A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord.
1Hear my prayer, O Lord;
let my cry for help come before You.
2Do not hide Your face from me
in my day of distress.
Incline Your ear to me;
answer me quickly when I call.
3For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like glowing embers.
4My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass;
I even forget to eat my bread.
5Through my loud groaning
my flesh clings to my bones.
6I am like a desert owl,
like an owl among the ruins.
7I lie awake;
I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
8All day long my enemies taunt me;
they ridicule me and curse me.
9For I have eaten ashes like bread
and mixed my drink with tears
10because of Your indignation and wrath,
for You have picked me up and cast me aside.
11My days are like lengthening shadows,
and I wither away like grass.
12But You, O Lord, sit enthroned forever;
Your renown endures to all generations.
13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show her favor—
the appointed time has come.
14For Your servants delight in her stones
and take pity on her dust.
15So the nations will fear the name of the Lord,
and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
16For the Lord will rebuild Zion;
He has appeared in His glory.
17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute;
He will not despise their prayer.
18Let this be written for the generation to come,
so that a people not yet created may praise the Lord.
19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary;
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth
20to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to release those condemned to death,
21that they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion
and praise Him in Jerusalem,
22when peoples and kingdoms assemble
to serve the Lord.
23He has broken my strength on the way;
He has cut short my days.
24I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days!
Your years go on through all generations.
25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26They will perish, but You remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing You will change them,
and they will be passed on.
27But You remain the same,
and Your years will never end.#102:27 Cited in Hebrews 1:10–12
28The children of Your servants will dwell securely,
and their descendants will be established before You.”
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