Psalm 102 (ASV) - [A Prayer of the afflicted,

Psa 102:1

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah,

And let my cry come unto thee.

Psa 102:2

Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress:

Incline thine ear unto me;

In the day when I call answer me speedily.

Psa 102:3

For my days consume away like smoke,

And my bones are burned as a firebrand.

Psa 102:4

My heart is smitten like grass, and withered;

For I forget to eat my bread.

Psa 102:5

By reason of the voice of my groaning

My bones cleave to my flesh.

Psa 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness;

I am become as an owl of the waste places.

Psa 102:7

I watch, and am become like a sparrow

That is alone upon the house-top.

Psa 102:8

Mine enemies reproach me all the day;

They that are mad against me do curse by me.

Psa 102:9

For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping,

Psa 102:10

Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:

For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.

Psa 102:11

My days are like a shadow that declineth;

And I am withered like grass.

Psa 102:12

But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever;

And thy memorial name unto all generations.

Psa 102:13

Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion;

For it is time to have pity upon her,

Yea, the set time is come.

Psa 102:14

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,

And have pity upon her dust.

Psa 102:15

So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah,

And all the kings of the earth thy glory.

Psa 102:16

For Jehovah hath built up Zion;

He hath appeared in his glory.

Psa 102:17

He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute,

And hath not despised their prayer.

Psa 102:18

This shall be written for the generation to come;

And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.

Psa 102:19

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;

From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;

Psa 102:20

To hear the sighing of the prisoner;

To loose those that are appointed to death;

Psa 102:21

That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion,

And his praise in Jerusalem;

Psa 102:22

When the peoples are gathered together,

And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.

Psa 102:23

He weakened my strength in the way;

He shortened my days.

Psa 102:24

I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days:

Thy years are throughout all generations.

Psa 102:25

Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth;

And the heavens are the work of thy hands.

Psa 102:26

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure;

Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment;

As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

Psa 102:27

But thou art the same,

And thy years shall have no end.

Psa 102:28

The children of thy servants shall continue,

And their seed shall be established before thee.

Psalm 102 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Prayer of an Afflicted One for Mercy on himself and on Zion.