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Hear my prayer, O LORD!
And let my cry for help come to You.
And let my cry for help come to You.
Do not hide your face from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.
For my days vanish like smoke;
my bones burn like glowing embers.
my bones burn like glowing embers.
For my days have been consumed in smoke,
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
My heart is blighted and withered like grass;
I forget to eat my food.
I forget to eat my food.
My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away,
Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
In my distress I groan aloud
and am reduced to skin and bones.
and am reduced to skin and bones.
Because of the loudness of my groaning
My bones cling to my flesh.
My bones cling to my flesh.
I am like a desert owl,
like an owl among the ruins.
like an owl among the ruins.
I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.
I have become like an owl of the waste places.
I lie awake; I have become
like a bird alone on a roof.
like a bird alone on a roof.
I lie awake,
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.
I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.
All day long my enemies taunt me;
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.
My enemies have reproached me all day long;
Those who deride me have used my name as a curse.
Those who deride me have used my name as a curse.
For I eat ashes as my food
and mingle my drink with tears
and mingle my drink with tears
For I have eaten ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping
And mingled my drink with weeping
because of your great wrath,
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
My days are like the evening shadow;
I wither away like grass.
I wither away like grass.
My days are like a lengthened shadow,
And I wither away like grass.
And I wither away like grass.
But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;
your renown endures through all generations.
your renown endures through all generations.
But You, O LORD, abide forever,
And Your name to all generations.
And Your name to all generations.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her;
the appointed time has come.
for it is time to show favor to her;
the appointed time has come.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.
For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
her very dust moves them to pity.
Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.
And feel pity for her dust.
The nations will fear the name of the Lord,
all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
So the nations will fear the name of the LORD
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
For the Lord will rebuild Zion
and appear in his glory.
and appear in his glory.
For the LORD has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory.
He has appeared in His glory.
He will respond to the prayer of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
he will not despise their plea.
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
And has not despised their prayer.
Let this be written for a future generation,
that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:
This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
“The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the LORD gazed upon the earth,
From heaven the LORD gazed upon the earth,
to hear the groans of the prisoners
and release those condemned to death.”
and release those condemned to death.”
To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,
To set free those who were doomed to death,
So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem
and his praise in Jerusalem
That men may tell of the name of the LORD in Zion
And His praise in Jerusalem,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship the Lord.
assemble to worship the Lord.
When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
He has weakened my strength in the way;
He has shortened my days.
He has shortened my days.
So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on through all generations.
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on through all generations.
I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days,
Your years are throughout all generations.
Your years are throughout all generations.
In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
“Of old You founded the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
“Even they will perish, but You endure;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.
and your years will never end.
“But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
And Your years will not come to an end.