102:1  Hear my prayer, O LORD,
And let my cry come to You.

102:2  Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day that I call, answer me speedily.

102:3  For my days are consumed like smoke,
And my bones are burned like a hearth.

102:4  My heart is stricken and withered like grass,
So that I forget to eat my bread.

102:5  Because of the sound of my groaning
My bones cling to my skin.

102:6  I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am like an owl of the desert.

102:7  I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

102:8  My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

102:9  For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,

102:10  Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

102:11  My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass.

102:12  But You, O LORD, shall endure forever,
And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.

102:13  You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.

102:14  For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
And show favor to her dust.

102:15  So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD,
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.

102:16  For the LORD shall build up Zion;
He shall appear in His glory.

102:17  He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.

102:18  This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.

102:19  For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the LORD viewed the earth,

102:20  To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To release those appointed to death,

102:21  To declare the name of the LORD in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,

102:22  When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

102:23  He weakened my strength in the way;
He shortened my days.

102:24  I said, 'O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
Your years are throughout all generations.

102:25  Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

102:26  They will perish, but You will endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.

102:27  But You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.

102:28  The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.'