Psalm 102:1-28 AMP

[1] Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry for help come to You! [2] 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. [3] For my days have vanished in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth. [4] My heart has been struck like grass and withered, Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food. [5] Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble] My bones cling to my flesh. [6] I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness; I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland. [7] I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning], I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop. [8] My enemies taunt me all day long; Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse. [9] For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears [10] Because of Your indignation and Your wrath, For You have lifted me up and thrown me away. [11] My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun]; And as for me, I wither away like grass. [12] But You, O LORD, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign]; And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations. [13] You will arise and have compassion on Zion, For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her; Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come. [14] For Your servants find [melancholy] pleasure in the stones [of her ruins] And feel pity for her dust. [15] So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth [will recognize] Your glory. [16] For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory and brilliance; [17] He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer. [18] Let this be recorded for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created will praise the LORD. [19] For He looked down from His holy height [of His sanctuary], From heaven the LORD gazed on the earth, [20] To hear the sighing of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death, [21] So that people may 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 has exhausted my strength [humbling me with sorrow] in the way; He has shortened my days. [24] I said, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are [eternal] throughout all generations. [25] At the beginning You founded the earth; The heavens are the work of Your hands. [26] Even they will perish, but You endure; Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed. [27] But You remain the same, And Your years will never end. [28] The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”