Psm102:1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to thee.
Psm102:2 Hide not thy face from me in the day [when] I am in trouble; incline thy ear to me: in the day [when] I call, answer me speedily.
Psm102:3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
Psm102:4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
Psm102:5 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my skin.
Psm102:6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
Psm102:7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
Psm102:8 My enemies reproach me all the day; [and] they that are enraged against me are sworn against me.
Psm102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Psm102:10 Because of thy indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
Psm102:11 My days [are] like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
Psm102:12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance to all generations.
Psm102:13 Thou shalt arise, [and] have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, is come.
Psm102:14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.
Psm102:15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
Psm102:16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.
Psm102:17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Psm102:18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
Psm102:19 For he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;
Psm102:20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Psm102:21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
Psm102:22 When the people are assembled, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
Psm102:23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
Psm102:24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years [are] throughout all generations.
Psm102:25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.
Psm102:26 They shall perish, but thou wilt endure: yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a vesture wilt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
Psm102:27 But thou [art] the same, and thy years will have no end.
Psm102:28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
Psm102:29 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.