Psalm 102

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 tearsISV — 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