1 LORD, hear my prayer! May my cry for help come to you. ISV — Psalm 102:1
2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble. Listen to me. When I call to out you, hurry to answer me! ISV — Psalm 102:2
3 For my days are vanishing like smoke; my bones are charred as in a fireplace. ISV — Psalm 102:3
4 Withered like grass, my heart is overwhelmed, and I have even forgotten to eat my food. ISV — Psalm 102:4
5 Because of the sound of my sighing, my bones cling to my skin. ISV — Psalm 102:5
6 I resemble a pelican in the wilderness or an owl in a desolate land. ISV — Psalm 102:6
7 I lie awake, yet I am like a bird isolated on a rooftop. ISV — Psalm 102:7
8 My enemies revile me all day long; those who ridicule me use my name to curse. ISV — Psalm 102:8
9 I have eaten ashes as food and mixed my drink with tears ISV — Psalm 102:9
10 because of your indignation and wrath, when you lifted and threw me away. ISV — Psalm 102:10
11 My life is a102:11 Lit. My days are like a declining shadow, and I am withering like a plant. ISV — Psalm 102:11
12 But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; You are remembered throughout all generations. ISV — Psalm 102:12
13 You will arise to extend compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come. ISV — Psalm 102:13
14 Your servants take pleasure in its stones and delight in its debris. ISV — Psalm 102:14
15 Nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth, your splendor. ISV — Psalm 102:15
16 When the LORD rebuilds Zion, he will appear in his glory. ISV — Psalm 102:16
17 He will turn to the prayer of the destitute, not despising their prayer. ISV — Psalm 102:17
18 Write this for the next generation, that a people yet to be created will praise the LORD. ISV — Psalm 102:18
19 For when he looked down from his holy heights— the LORD looked over the earth from heaven— ISV — Psalm 102:19
20 to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death, ISV — Psalm 102:20
21 so they would declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem, ISV — Psalm 102:21
22 when people and kingdoms gather together to serve the LORD. ISV — Psalm 102:22
23 He has weakened my b102:23 So MT Qere (oral reading) DSS 4QPsb; Symmachus, Syr, Targ, and Hieronymous; MT Qetiv (written) reads his strength along the way. c102:23 Or strength in mid-course He has cut short my days. ISV — Psalm 102:23
24 I say, “My God, whose years continue through all generations, do not take me in the middle of my life. ISV — Psalm 102:24
25 You established the earth long ago; the heavens are the work d102:25 So MT DSS 4QPs; LXX Targ DSS 11QPs read works of your hands. ISV — Psalm 102:25
26 They will perish, but you will remain; and they all will become worn out, e102:26 So MT DSS 4QPs 11QPs; LXX reads will grow old like a garment. You f102:26 So MT; LXX DSS 4QPs 11QPs read And you will change them like clothing, and they will pass away. ISV — Psalm 102:26
27 But you remain the same; your years never end. ISV — Psalm 102:27
28 May the descendants of your servants live securely, and may their children be established in your presence.” ISV — Psalm 102:28