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| 1. A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You. | |
| 2. Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily. | |
| 3. For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth. | |
| 4. My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread. | |
| 5. Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin. | |
| 6. I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. | |
| 7. I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop. | |
| 8. My enemies reproach me all day long, Those who deride me swear an oath against me. | |
| 9. For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping, | |
| 10. Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away. | |
| 11. My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass. | |
| 12. But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. | |
| 13. You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. | |
| 14. For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. | |
| 15. So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. | |
| 16. For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. | |
| 17. He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. | |
| 18. This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. | |
| 19. For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed the earth, | |
| 20. To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death, | |
| 21. To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem, | |
| 22. When the peoples 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, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations. | |
| 25. Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. | |
| 26. They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed. | |
| 27. But You are the same, And Your years will have no end. | |
| 28. The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You." |
| Verse | |
| 1. A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You. | |
| 2. Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily. | |
| 3. For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth. | |
| 4. My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread. | |
| 5. Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin. | |
| 6. I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. | |
| 7. I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop. | |
| 8. My enemies reproach me all day long, Those who deride me swear an oath against me. | |
| 9. For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping, | |
| 10. Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away. | |
| 11. My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass. | |
| 12. But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. | |
| 13. You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. | |
| 14. For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. | |
| 15. So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. | |
| 16. For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. | |
| 17. He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. | |
| 18. This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. | |
| 19. For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed the earth, | |
| 20. To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death, | |
| 21. To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem, | |
| 22. When the peoples 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, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations. | |
| 25. Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. | |
| 26. They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed. | |
| 27. But You are the same, And Your years will have no end. | |
| 28. The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You." |