| Chapter 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 to thee.
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2 | Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thy ear to me: in the day when I call, answer me speedily.
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3 | For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
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4 | My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
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5 | By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my skin.
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6 | I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
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7 | I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
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8 | My enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are enraged against me are sworn against me.
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9 | For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
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10 | Because of thy indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
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11 | My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
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12 | But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance to all generations.
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13 | Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, is come.
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14 | For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof.
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15 | So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
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16 | When the LORD shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.
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17 | He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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18 | This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
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19 | For he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;
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20 | To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
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21 | To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
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22 | When the people are assembled, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
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23 | He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
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24 | I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
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25 | Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
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26 | They shall perish, but thou wilt endure: yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a vesture wilt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
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27 | But thou art the same, and thy years will have no end.
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28 | The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
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