Psalms 102 — KJVCP

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord.

102Verse 1Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry come unto thee.
^{Verse 2}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.
^{Verse 3}For my days are consumed like smoke,
And my bones are burnt as a hearth.
^{Verse 4}My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;
So that I forget to eat my bread.
^{Verse 5}By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
^{Verse 6}I am like a pelican of the wilderness:
I am like an owl of the desert.
^{Verse 7}I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
^{Verse 8}Mine enemies reproach me all the day;
And they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
^{Verse 9}For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
^{Verse 10}Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:
For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
^{Verse 11}My days are like a shadow that declineth;
And I am withered like grass.^{Verse 12}But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever;
And thy remembrance unto all generations.
^{Verse 13}Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion:
For the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
^{Verse 14}For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,
And favour the dust thereof.
^{Verse 15}So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
^{Verse 16}When the Lord shall build up Zion,
He shall appear in his glory.
^{Verse 17}He will regard the prayer of the destitute,
And not despise their prayer.
^{Verse 18}This shall be written for the generation to come:
And the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
^{Verse 19}For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;
From heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
^{Verse 20}To hear the groaning of the prisoner;
To loose those that are appointed to death;
^{Verse 21}To declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And his praise in Jerusalem;
^{Verse 22}When the people are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
^{Verse 23}He weakened my strength in the way;
He shortened my days.
^{Verse 24}I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days:
Thy years are throughout all generations.
^{Verse 25}Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth:
And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
^{Verse 26}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:
^{Verse 27}But thou art the same,
And thy years shall have no end.
^{Verse 28}The children of thy servants shall continue,
And their seed shall be established before thee.