Psalm 102:1 {A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.} Hear8085 my prayer,8605 O Jehovah,3068 And let my cry7775 come unto thee.935 cr 2 Hide5641 not thy face6440 from me in the day3117 of my distress:6862 Incline5186 thine ear241 unto me; In the day3117 when I call7121 answer6030 me speedily.4118 cr 3 For my days3117 consume3615 away like{Or, in smoke} smoke,6227 And my bones6106 are burned2787 as{Or, as a hearth} a firebrand.4168 cr 4 My heart3820 is smitten5221 like grass,6212 and withered;3001 For I forget7911 to eat398 my bread.3899 cr 5 By reason of the voice6963 of my groaning585 My bones6106 cleave1692 to my flesh.1320 cr 6 I am like1819 a pelican6893 of the wilderness;4057 I am become as an owl3563 of the waste places.2723 cr 7 I watch,8245 and am become like a sparrow6833 That is alone909 upon the house-top.1406 cr 8 Mine enemies341 reproach2778 me all the day;3117 They that are mad1984 against me do curse by me.7650 cr 9 For I have eaten398 ashes665 like bread,3899 And mingled4537 my drink8249 with weeping,1065 cr 10 Because6440 of thine indignation2195 and thy wrath:7110 For thou hast taken me up,5375 and cast me away.7993 cr 11 My days3117 are like a shadow6738 that declineth;5186{Or, is stretched out} And I am withered3001 like grass.6212 cr 12 But thou, O Jehovah,3068 wilt{Or, sittest as King} abide3427 for ever;5769 And thy memorial2143 name unto all1755 generations.1755 cr 13 Thou wilt arise,6965 and have mercy7355 upon Zion;6726 For it is time6256 to have pity2603 upon her, Yea, the set time4150 is come.935 cr 14 For thy servants5650 take pleasure7521 in her stones,68 And have pity2603 upon her dust.6083 cr 15 So the nations1471 shall fear3372 the name8034 of Jehovah,3068 And all the kings4428 of the earth776 thy glory.3519 cr 16 For Jehovah3068 hath built up1129 Zion;6726 He hath appeared7200 in his glory.3519 cr 17 He hath regarded6437 the prayer8605 of the destitute,6199 And hath not despised959 their prayer.8605 cr 18 This shall be written3789 for the generation1755 to come;314 And a people5971 which shall be created1254 shall praise1984 Jehovah.3050{Hebrew Jah.} cr 19 For he hath looked down8259 from the height4791 of his sanctuary;6944 From heaven8064 did Jehovah3068 behold5027 the earth;776 cr 20 To hear8085 the sighing603 of the prisoner;615 To loose6605 those{Hebrew the children of death.} that are appointed1121 to death;8546 cr 21 That men may declare5608 the name8034 of Jehovah3068 in Zion,6726 And his praise8416 in Jerusalem;3389 cr 22 When the peoples5971 are gathered6908 together,3162 And the kingdoms,4467 to serve5647 Jehovah.3068 cr 23 He weakened6031{Another reading is, afflicted me with his strength} my strength3581 in the way;1870 He shortened7114 my days.3117 cr 24 I said,559 O my God,410 take me not away5927 in the midst2677 of my days:3117 Thy years8141 are throughout all1755 generations.1755 cr 25 Of old6440 didst thou lay the foundation3245 of the earth;776 And the heavens8064 are the work4639 of thy hands.3027 cr 26 They shall perish,6 but thou shalt endure;5975 Yea, all of them shall wax old1086 like a garment;899 As a vesture3830 shalt thou change2498 them, and they shall be changed:2498 cr 27 But thou art the same, And thy years8141 shall have no end.8552 cr 28 The children1121 of thy servants5650 shall continue,7931 And their seed2233 shall be established3559 before thee.6440 cr