Psalm 102 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The LORD’s Eternal Love

Psa 102:1A 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.

Psa 102:2

Psa 102:2Do 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.

Psa 102:3

Psa 102:3For my days are consumed like smoke,
And my bones are burned like a hearth.

Psa 102:4

Psa 102:4My heart is stricken and withered like grass,
So that I forget to eat my bread.

Psa 102:5

Psa 102:5Because of the sound of my groaning
My bones cling to my skin.

Psa 102:6

Psa 102:6I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am like an owl of the desert.

Psa 102:7

Psa 102:7I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

Psa 102:8

Psa 102:8My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

Psa 102:9

Psa 102:9For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,

Psa 102:10

Psa 102:10Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

Psa 102:11

Psa 102:11My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass.

Psa 102:12

Psa 102:12But You, O LORD, shall endure forever,
And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.

Psa 102:13

Psa 102:13You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.

Psa 102:14

Psa 102:14For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
And show favor to her dust.

Psa 102:15

Psa 102:15So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD,
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.

Psa 102:16

Psa 102:16For the LORD shall build up Zion;
He shall appear in His glory.

Psa 102:17

Psa 102:17He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.

Psa 102:18

Psa 102:18This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.

Psa 102:19

Psa 102:19For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the LORD viewed the earth,

Psa 102:20

Psa 102:20To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To release those appointed to death,

Psa 102:21

Psa 102:21To declare the name of the LORD in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,

Psa 102:22

Psa 102:22When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

Psa 102:23

Psa 102:23He weakened my strength in the way;
He shortened my days.

Psa 102:24

Psa 102:24I said, “O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
Your years are throughout all generations.

Psa 102:25

Psa 102:25Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Psa 102:26

Psa 102:26They 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.

Psa 102:27

Psa 102:27But You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.

Psa 102:28

Psa 102:28The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”

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