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New Testament
Psalm 102
Psalm 102
The Afflicted Ruler
A prayer for an afflicted person who is weary and pours out his complaints before the Lord.
Opening Plea
1O Lord, hear my prayer,
and let my cry for help come to you.
2Do not hide your face from me on the day when I am distressed.
Turn your ear to me on the day I call.
Hurry! Answer me!
The Shortness of His Days
3Yes, my days go up in smoke,
and my bones are burned like hot coals.
4My heart is cut down and withered like grass,
so I forget to eat my food.
5Because of the sound of my groaning my bones stick out of my flesh.
6I am like an owl in the wilderness,
7I lie awake.
I have become like a lonely bird on a roof.
8All day long my enemies taunt me.
Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse,
9because I eat ashes like bread,
and I mix tears with my drinks.
10Because of your rage and your wrath
you have picked me up and thrown me away.
11My days are being stretched out like a shadow,
and I am dried up like grass.
God's Endless Years
12But you, Lord, sit on your throne forever,
and you will be remembered through all generations.
13You will rise and have compassion on Zion.
Yes, it is time to be gracious to her,
because the appointed time has come.
14Yes, your servants will show favor to her stones,
and they will have compassion on her dust.
15Then the nations will fear the name of the Lord,
and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16For the Lord will rebuild Zion.
He will appear in his glory.
17He will respond to the prayer of the naked.
He will not despise their prayer.
18Let this be written till the last generation,
19For the Lord looked down from his high, holy place.
From heaven he viewed the earth
20to hear the groans of the prisoner
to release those condemned to death.
21So the name of the Lord will be recorded in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem
22when the peoples and the kingdoms are gathered together
to serve the Lord.
The Plea Repeated
23He took away my strength during my lifetime.
He cut short my days.
24I said, “My God, do not take me away in the middle of my days.”
The Eternal King
Your years go on through all generations.
25Long ago you laid a foundation for the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26They will perish, but you remain.
All of them wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them,
and they will be changed.
27But you are the same,
and your years will never end.
28The children of your servants will dwell with you,
and their descendants will be established before you.