NASB77 Psalms 102 Chapter
102:1
[A Prayer of the Afflicted, when he is faint, and pours out his complaint before the Lord]. Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry for help come to Thee.
102:2
Do not hide Thy face from me in the day of my distress; Incline Thine ear to me; In the day when I call answer me quickly.
102:3
For my days have been consumed in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
102:4
My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
102:5
Because of the loudness of my groaning My bones cling to my flesh.
102:6
I resemble a pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the waste places.
102:7
I lie awake, I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.
102:8
My enemies have reproached me all day long; Those who deride me have used my [name] as a curse.
102:9
For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
102:10
Because of Thine indignation and Thy wrath; For Thou hast lifted me up and cast me away.
102:11
My days are like a lengthened shadow; And I wither away like grass.
102:12
But Thou, O LORD, dost abide forever; And Thy name to all generations.
102:13
Thou wilt arise [and] have compassion on Zion; For it is time to be gracious to her, For the appointed time has come.
102:14
Surely Thy servants find pleasure in her stones, And feel pity for her dust.
102:15
So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth Thy glory.
102:16
For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
102:17
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer.
102:18
This will be written for the generation to come; That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
102:19
For He looked down from His holy height; From heaven the LORD gazed upon the earth,
102:20
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; To set free those who were doomed to death;
102:21
That [men] may tell of the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem;
102:22
When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
102:23
He has weakened my strength in the way; He has shortened my days.
102:24
I say, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Thy years are throughout all generations.
102:25
"Of old Thou didst found the earth; And the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
102:26
"Even they will perish, but Thou dost endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing Thou wilt change them, and they will be changed.
102:27
"But Thou art the same, And Thy years will not come to an end.
102:28
"The children of Thy servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before Thee."