Psalms 102
1 The prayer of the poor man, when he was anxious, and poured out his supplication before the Lord. Hear, O Lord, my prayer: and let my cry come to thee.
A Prayer for the Poor; when he is deeply afflicted, and pours out his supplication before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to you.
2 Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am in trouble, incline thy ear to me. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily.
Turn not away your face from me: in the day [when] I am afflicted, incline your ear to me: in the day [when] I shall call upon you, speedily hear me.
3 For my days are vanished like smoke: and my bones are grown dry like fuel for the fire.
For my days have vanished like smoke, and my bones have been parched like a stick.
4 I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread.
I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; for I have forgotten to eat my bread.
5 Through the voice of my groaning, my bone hath cleaved to my flesh.
By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bone has cleaved to my flesh.
6 I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness: I am like a night raven in the house.
I have become like a pelican of the wilderness;
7 I have watched, and am become as a sparrow all alone on the housetop.
I have become like an owl in a ruined house. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow dwelling alone on a roof.
8 All the day long my enemies reproached me: and they that praised me did swear against me.
All the day long mine enemies have reproached me; and they that praised me have sworn against me.
9 For I did eat ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping;
10 Because of thy anger and indignation: for having lifted me up thou hast thrown me down.
because of your anger and your wrath: for you have lifted me up, and dashed me down.
11 My days have declined like a shadow, and I am withered like grass.
My days have declined like a shadow; and I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever: and thy memorial to all generations.
But you, Lord, endure for ever, and your memorial to generation and generation.
13 Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Sion: for it is time to have mercy on it, for the time is come.
You shall arise, and have mercy upon Sion: for [it is] time to have mercy upon her, for the set time is come.
14 For the stones thereof have pleased thy servants: and they shall have pity on the earth thereof.
For your servants have taken pleasure in her stones, and they shall pity her dust.
15 And the Gentiles shall fear thy name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
So the nations shall fear your name, O Lord, and all kings your glory.
16 For the Lord hath built up Sion: and he shall be seen in his glory.
For the Lord shall build up Sion, and shall appear in his glory.
17 He hath had regard to the prayer of the humble: and he hath not despised their petition.
He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, and has not despised their petition.
18 Let these things be written unto another generation: and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord:
Let this be written for another generation; and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19 Because he hath looked forth from his high sanctuary: from heaven the Lord hath looked upon the earth.
For he has looked out from the height of his sanctuary; the Lord looked upon the earth from heaven;
20 That he might hear the groans of them that are in fetters: that he might release the children of the slain:
to hear the groaning of the fettered ones, to loosen the sons of the slain;
21 That they may declare the name of the Lord in Sion: and his praise in Jerusalem;
to proclaim the name of the Lord in Sion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
22 When the people assemble together, and kings, to serve the Lord.
when the people are gathered together, and the kings, to serve the Lord.
23 He answered him in the way of his strength: Declare unto me the fewness of my days.
He answered him in the way of his strength: tell me the fewness of my days.
24 Call me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are unto generation and generation.
Take me not away in the midst of my days: your years [are] through all generations.
25 In the beginning, O Lord, thou foundedst the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
In the beginning you, O Lord, did lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of your hands.
26 They shall perish but thou remainest: and all of them shall grow old like a garment: And as a vesture thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed.
They shall perish, but you remain: and [they all] shall wax old as a garment; and as a vesture shall you fold them, and they shall be changed.
27 But thou art always the selfsame, and thy years shall not fail.
But you are the same, and your years shall not fail.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue: and their seed shall be directed for ever.
The children of your servants shall dwell [securely], and their seed shall prosper for ever.
