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

This shall be written for the generation to come, and the people who shall be created shall praise JAH.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

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

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

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

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

because the LORD shall have built up Zion, and he shall be seen in his glory.

I said, O my God, do not cut me off in the midst of my days; thy years are from generation to generation.

For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens the LORD beheld the earth

He shall have regarded the prayer of those who are alone and destitute and not despised their prayer.

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

For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as in a hearth.

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.

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

So the Gentiles shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory

My days are like a shadow that declines, and I am withered like grass.

The sons of thy slaves shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

For thy slaves love her stones and have compassion on the dust thereof.

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

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

that they might declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem,

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

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

My enemies reproach me all the day, and those that are mad against me are sworn against me.

because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up and cast me down.

when the people are gathered together as one and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

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