Psalms 102 : 1 (NCV)
Lord, listen to my prayer; let my cry for help come to you.
Psalms 102 : 2 (NCV)
Do not hide from me in my time of trouble. Pay attention to me. When I cry for help, answer me quickly.
Psalms 102 : 3 (NCV)
My life is passing away like smoke, and my bones are burned up with fire.
Psalms 102 : 4 (NCV)
My heart is like grass that has been cut and dried. I forget to eat.
Psalms 102 : 5 (NCV)
Because of my grief, my skin hangs on my bones.
Psalms 102 : 6 (NCV)
I am like a desert owl, like an owl living among the ruins.
Psalms 102 : 7 (NCV)
I lie awake. I am like a lonely bird on a housetop.
Psalms 102 : 8 (NCV)
All day long enemies insult me; those who make fun of me use my name as a curse.
Psalms 102 : 9 (NCV)
I eat ashes for food, and my tears fall into my drinks.
Psalms 102 : 10 (NCV)
Because of your great anger, you have picked me up and thrown me away.
Psalms 102 : 11 (NCV)
My days are like a passing shadow; I am like dried grass.
Psalms 102 : 12 (NCV)
But, Lord, you rule forever, and your fame goes on and on.
Psalms 102 : 13 (NCV)
You will come and have mercy on Jerusalem, because the time has now come to be kind to her; the right time has come.
Psalms 102 : 14 (NCV)
Your servants love even her stones; they even care about her dust.
Psalms 102 : 15 (NCV)
Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings on earth will honor you.
Psalms 102 : 16 (NCV)
The Lord will rebuild Jerusalem; there his glory will be seen.
Psalms 102 : 17 (NCV)
He will answer the prayers of the needy; he will not reject their prayers.
Psalms 102 : 18 (NCV)
Write these things for the future so that people who are not yet born will praise the Lord.
Psalms 102 : 19 (NCV)
The Lord looked down from his holy place above; from heaven he looked down at the earth.
Psalms 102 : 20 (NCV)
He heard the moans of the prisoners, and he freed those sentenced to die.
Psalms 102 : 21 (NCV)
The name of the Lord will be heard in Jerusalem; his praise will be heard there.
Psalms 102 : 22 (NCV)
People will come together, and kingdoms will serve the Lord.
Psalms 102 : 23 (NCV)
God has made me tired of living; he has cut short my life.
Psalms 102 : 24 (NCV)
So I said, "My God, do not take me in the middle of my life. Your years go on and on.
Psalms 102 : 25 (NCV)
In the beginning you made the earth, and your hands made the skies.
Psalms 102 : 26 (NCV)
They will be destroyed, but you will remain. They will all wear out like clothes. And, like clothes, you will change them and throw them away.
Psalms 102 : 27 (NCV)
But you never change, and your life will never end.
Psalms 102 : 28 (NCV)
Our children will live in your presence, and their children will remain with you." Of David.
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