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Psalms 102 : 1 - 28
Chapter 102
1 | Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry come to You.
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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.
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3 | For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.
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4 | My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.
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5 | Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling 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 lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
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8 | My enemies reproach me all day long; Those who deride me swear an oath 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 Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
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11 | My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.
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12 | But You, O LORD, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
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13 | You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.
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14 | For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.
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15 | So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
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16 | For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.
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17 | He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
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18 | This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
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19 | For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the earth,
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20 | To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those 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 peoples are gathered together, 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, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.
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25 | Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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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.
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27 | But You are the same, And Your years will have no end.
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28 | The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You."
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Acknowledgement
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