Psa 102 | ESV | STEP | A Prayer of one afflicted , when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord . Hear my prayer , O Lord ; let my cry come to you!

1 ^cHear my prayer, O Lord;
let my cry ^dcome to you!
2 ^eDo not hide your face from me
in ^fthe day of my distress!
^gIncline your ear to me;
^hanswer me speedily ⁱin the day when I call!
3 For my days ^jpass away like smoke,
and my ^kbones burn like a furnace.
4 My heart is ^lstruck down like grass and ^mhas withered;
I ⁿforget to eat my bread.
5 Because of my loud groaning
my ^obones cling to my flesh.
6 I am like ^pa desert owl of the wilderness,
like an owl ^{▼▼The precise identity of these birds is uncertain} of the waste places;
7 I ^rlie awake;
I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
8 All the day my enemies taunt me;
those who ^sderide me ^tuse my name for a curse.
9 For I eat ashes like bread
and ^umingle tears with my drink,
10 because of your indignation and anger;
for you have ^vtaken me up and ^wthrown me down.
11 My days are like ^xan evening shadow;
I ^ywither away like grass.
12 But you, O Lord, are ^zenthroned forever;
you ^aaare remembered throughout all generations.
13 You will ^abarise and have ^acpity on Zion;
it is the time to favor her;
^adthe appointed time has come.
14 For your servants hold her ^aestones dear
and have pity on her dust.
15 Nations will ^affear the name of the Lord,
and all ^agthe kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 For the Lord ^ahbuilds up Zion;
he ^aiappears in his glory;
17 he ^ajregards the prayer of the destitute
and does not despise their prayer.
18 Let this be ^akrecorded for ^ala generation to come,
so that ^ama people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19 that he ^anlooked down from his holy height;
from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20 to hear ^aothe groans of the prisoners,
to set free ^apthose who were doomed to die,
21 that they may ^aqdeclare in Zion the name of the Lord,
and in Jerusalem his praise,
22 when ^arpeoples gather together,
and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.
23 He has broken my strength in midcourse;
he ^ashas shortened my days.
24 “O my God,” ^atI say, “take me not away
in the midst of my days—
^auyou whose years endure
throughout all generations!”
25 ^avOf old you laid the foundation of the earth,
and ^awthe heavens are the work of your hands.
26 ^axThey will perish, but ^ayyou will remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
27 but ^azyou are the same, and your years have no end.
28 ^baThe children of your servants ^bbshall dwell secure;
^bctheir offspring shall be established before you.

Psalms 102

Do Not Hide Your Face from Me

A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is afaint and bpours out his complaint before the Lord.

A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is ^afaint and ^bpours out his complaint before the Lord.