102:1 |
<> Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you. |
102:2 |
Don't hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call. |
102:3 |
For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a firebrand. |
102:4 |
My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread. |
102:5 |
By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin. |
102:6 |
I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places. |
102:7 |
I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop. |
102:8 |
My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse. |
102:9 |
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears, |
102:10 |
Because of your indignation and your wrath, for you have taken me up, and thrown me away. |
102:11 |
My days are like a long shadow. I have withered like grass. |
102:12 |
But you, Yahweh, will abide forever; your renown endures to all generations. |
102:13 |
You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come. |
102:14 |
For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust. |
102:15 |
So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh; all the kings of the earth your glory. |
102:16 |
For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory. |
102:17 |
He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer. |
102:18 |
This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise Yah. |
102:19 |
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth; |
102:20 |
to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death; |
102:21 |
that men may declare the name of Yahweh in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; |
102:22 |
when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh. |
102:23 |
He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days. |
102:24 |
I said, "My God, don't take me away in the midst of my days. Your years are throughout all generations. |
102:25 |
Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands. |
102:26 |
They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed. |
102:27 |
But you are the same. Your years will have no end. |
102:28 |
The children of your servants will continue. Their seed will be established before you." |