Psalms - Chapter 102 | New King James Version

  • 1. A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.
  • 2. Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily.
  • 3. For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.
  • 4. My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.
  • 5. Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.
  • 6. I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.
  • 7. I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
  • 8. My enemies reproach me all day long, Those who deride me swear an oath against me.
  • 9. For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
  • 10. Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
  • 11. My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.
  • 12. But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
  • 13. You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.
  • 14. For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.
  • 15. So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
  • 16. For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.
  • 17. He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
  • 18. This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
  • 19. For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,
  • 20. To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,
  • 21. To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,
  • 22. When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
  • 23. He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
  • 24. I said, "O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.
  • 25. Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
  • 26. They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.
  • 27. But You are the same, And Your years will have no end.
  • 28. The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You."
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