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Psalms 102

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¹ A prayer of a suffering person who is weak and pours out his lament before the LORD. ⓕ [1] LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before you. ⓖ

² Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble. Listen closely to me; answer me quickly when I call. ⓗ

³ For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. ⓘ

⁴ My heart is suffering, withered like grass; ⓙ I even forget to eat my food. ⓚ

⁵ Because of the sound of my groaning, my flesh sticks to my bones. ⓛ

⁶ I am like an eagle owl, like a little owl among the ruins. ⓜ

⁷ I stay awake; ⓝ I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

⁸ My enemies taunt me all day long; they ridicule and use my name as a curse. ⓐ

⁹ I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears ⓑ

¹⁰ because of your indignation and wrath; for you have picked me up and thrown me aside. ⓒ

¹¹ My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I wither away like grass. ⓓ

¹² But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; ⓔ your fame endures to all generations. ⓕ

¹³ You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her — the appointed time has come. ⓖ

¹⁴ For your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust. ⓗ

¹⁵ Then the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory, ⓘ

¹⁶ for the LORD will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory. ⓙ

¹⁷ He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer. ⓚ

¹⁸ This will be written for a later generation, and a people who have not yet been created will praise the LORD: ⓛ

¹⁹ He looked down from his holy heights — the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth ⓜ —

²⁰ to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to set free those condemned to die, [1] ⓝ

²¹ so that they might declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem, ⓐ

²² when peoples and kingdoms are assembled to serve the LORD. ⓑ

²⁴ I say: “My God, do not take me in the middle of my life! [3] Your years continue through all generations. ⓓ

²⁵ Long ago you established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. ⓔ

²⁶ They will perish, but you will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away. ⓕ

²⁷ But you are the same, and your years will never end. ⓖ

²⁸ Your servants’ children will dwell securely, and their offspring will be established before you.” ⓗ

#	CSB
1	A prayer of a suffering person who is weak and pours out his lament before the LORD. ⓕ [1] LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before you. ⓖ
2	Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble. Listen closely to me; answer me quickly when I call. ⓗ
3	For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace. ⓘ
4	My heart is suffering, withered like grass; ⓙ I even forget to eat my food. ⓚ
5	Because of the sound of my groaning, my flesh sticks to my bones. ⓛ
6	I am like an eagle owl, like a little owl among the ruins. ⓜ
7	I stay awake; ⓝ I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
8	My enemies taunt me all day long; they ridicule and use my name as a curse. ⓐ
9	I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears ⓑ
10	because of your indignation and wrath; for you have picked me up and thrown me aside. ⓒ
11	My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I wither away like grass. ⓓ
12	But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; ⓔ your fame endures to all generations. ⓕ
13	You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her — the appointed time has come. ⓖ
14	For your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust. ⓗ
15	Then the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory, ⓘ
16	for the LORD will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory. ⓙ
17	He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer. ⓚ
18	This will be written for a later generation, and a people who have not yet been created will praise the LORD: ⓛ
19	He looked down from his holy heights — the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth ⓜ —
20	to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to set free those condemned to die, [1] ⓝ
21	so that they might declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem, ⓐ
22	when peoples and kingdoms are assembled to serve the LORD. ⓑ
23	He has broken my [2] strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days. ⓒ
24	I say: “My God, do not take me in the middle of my life! [3] Your years continue through all generations. ⓓ
25	Long ago you established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. ⓔ
26	They will perish, but you will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away. ⓕ
27	But you are the same, and your years will never end. ⓖ
28	Your servants’ children will dwell securely, and their offspring will be established before you.” ⓗ

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