Psalms 102 - Meaning, Themes & Application

" [[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.]] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come "

" Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. "

" For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. "

" My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. "

" By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. "

" I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. "

" I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. "

" Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn "

" For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, "

" Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. "

" My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass. "

" But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. "

" Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. "

" For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust "

" So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. "

" When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. "

" He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. "

" This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. "

" For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; "

" To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; "

" To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; "

" When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. "

" He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. "

" I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. "

" Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. "

" They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: "

" But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. "

" The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before "