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Psalm 102 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.

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A Prayer of the afflicted; when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint to God.

Hear my prayer, O LORD,

And let my cry for help come to You!

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Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress!

Incline Your ear to me;

In the day when I call, answer me quickly.

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For my days have vanished in smoke,

And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

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My heart has been struck like grass and withered,

Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.

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Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble]

My bones cling to my flesh.

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I am like a [mournful] [fn]vulture of the wilderness;

I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.

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I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning],

I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

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My enemies taunt me all day long;

Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.

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For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And have mingled my drink with tears

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Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,

For You have lifted me up and thrown me away.

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My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun];

And as for me, I wither away like grass.

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But You, O LORD, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign];

And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations.

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You will arise and have compassion on Zion,

For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;

Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

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For Your servants find [melancholy] pleasure in the stones [of her ruins]

And feel pity for her dust.

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So the nations will fear the name of the LORD,

And all the kings of the earth [will recognize] Your glory.

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For the LORD has built up Zion;

He has appeared in His glory and brilliance;

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He has regarded the prayer of the destitute,

And has not despised their prayer.

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Let this be recorded for the generation to come,

That a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.

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For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary],

From heaven the LORD gazed on the earth,

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To hear the sighing of the prisoner,

To set free those who were doomed to death,

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So that people may declare the name of the LORD in Zion

And His praise in Jerusalem,

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When the peoples are gathered together,

And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

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He has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way;

He has shortened my days.

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I said, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days;

Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations.

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“At the beginning You founded the earth;

The heavens are the work of Your hands.

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“Even they will perish, but You endure;

Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment.

Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.

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“But You remain the same,

And Your years will never end.

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“The children of Your servants will continue,

And their descendants will be established before You.”

AMP Footnotes
Lit pelican, or some kind of desert bird.
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