Psalm 102

1 {a prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the lord } hear my prayer, o lord, and let my cry come unto thee 2 hide not thy face from me in the day when i am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me in the day when i call answer me speedily 3 for my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth 4 my heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that i forget to eat my bread 5 by reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin 6 i am like a pelican of the wilderness i am like an owl of the desert 7 i watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top 8 mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me 9 for i have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, 10 because of thine indignation and thy wrath for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down 11 my days are like a shadow that declineth; and i am withered like grass 12 but thou, o lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations 13 thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon zion for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come 14 for thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof 15 so the heathen shall fear the name of the lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory 16 when the lord shall build up zion, he shall appear in his glory 17 he will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer 18 this shall be written for the generation to come and the people which shall be created shall praise the lord 19 for he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the lord behold the earth; 20 to hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; 21 to declare the name of the lord in zion, and his praise in jerusalem; 22 when the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the lord 23 he weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days 24 i said, o my god, take me not away in the midst of my days thy years are throughout all generations 25 of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of thy hands 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 27 but thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end 28 the children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee