Psalm 102

1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.ASV — Psalm 102:1

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.ASV — Psalm 102:2

3 For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.ASV — Psalm 102:3

4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.ASV — Psalm 102:4

5 By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.ASV — Psalm 102:5

6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places.ASV — Psalm 102:6

7 I watch, and am become like a sparrow That is alone upon the house-top.ASV — Psalm 102:7

8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me.ASV — Psalm 102:8

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

10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.ASV — Psalm 102:10

11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like grass.ASV — Psalm 102:11

12 But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.ASV — Psalm 102:12

13 Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come.ASV — Psalm 102:13

14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.ASV — Psalm 102:14

15 So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.ASV — Psalm 102:15

16 For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.ASV — Psalm 102:16

17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.ASV — Psalm 102:17

18 This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.ASV — Psalm 102:18

19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;ASV — Psalm 102:19

20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;ASV — Psalm 102:20

21 That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;ASV — Psalm 102:21

22 When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.ASV — Psalm 102:22

23 He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.ASV — Psalm 102:23

24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: Thy years are throughout all generations.ASV — Psalm 102:24

25 Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.ASV — Psalm 102:25

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:ASV — Psalm 102:26

27 But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.ASV — Psalm 102:27

28 The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee. Psalm 103 [A Psalm] of David.ASV — Psalm 102:28