Psalm 102:1-28 NASB

[1] Hear my prayer, Lord! And let my cry for help come to You. [2] Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress; Incline Your ear to me; On the day when I call answer me quickly. [3] For my days have ended in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth. [4] My heart has been struck like grass and has withered, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread. [5] Because of the loudness of my groaning My bones cling to my flesh. [6] I resemble a pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the ruins. [7] I lie awake, I have become like a solitary bird on a housetop. [8] My enemies have taunted me all day long; Those who deride me have used my name as a curse. [9] For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mixed my drink with weeping [10] Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and thrown me away. [11] My days are like a lengthened shadow, And I wither away like grass. [12] But You, Lord, remain forever, And Your name remains to all generations. [13] You will arise and have compassion on Zion; For it is time to be gracious to her, For the appointed time has come. [14] Surely Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And feel pity for her dust. [15] So the nations will fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth, Your glory. [16] For the Lord has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory. [17] He has turned His attention to the prayer of the destitute And has not despised 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 His holy height; From heaven the Lord looked upon the earth, [20] To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To set free those who were doomed to death, [21] So that people may tell of 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 broken my strength in the way; He has shortened my days. [24] I say, “My God, do not take me away in the middle of my days, Your years are throughout all generations. [25] “In time of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. [26] “Even they will perish, but You endure; All of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away. [27] “But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end. [28] “The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”