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Psalm 102

^102:1 O Lord, hear my prayer. Pay attention to my cry for help. ^102:2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble. Listen to me. When I call out to you, quickly answer me. ^102:3 For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred as in a fireplace. ^102:4 My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food. ^102:5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin. ^102:6 I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins. ^102:7 I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof. ^102:8 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses. ^102:9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears, ^102:10 because of your anger and raging fury. Indeed, you pick me up and throw me away. ^102:11 My days are coming to an end, and I am withered like grass. ^102:12 But you, O Lord, rule forever, and your reputation endures. ^102:13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come. ^102:14 Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins. ^102:15 The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor ^102:16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion and reveals his splendor, ^102:17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute and does not reject their request. ^102:18 The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations; people yet to be born will praise the Lord. ^102:19 For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth, ^102:20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners and to set free those condemned to die, ^102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion and praise him in Jerusalem ^102:22 when the nations gather together, and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord. ^102:23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days. ^102:24 I say, “O my God, please do not take me away in the middle of my life. You endure through all generations. ^102:25 In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork. ^102:26 They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear. ^102:27 But you remain; your years do not come to an end. ^102:28 The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence.”

^102:28 By David.