Psalm 102:1-Psalm 103:1 - Affliction In Light Of Eternity

¹ A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord.Lord, hear my prayer;
let my cry for help come before You.
² Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.

³ For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.
⁴ My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;
I even forget to eat my food.
⁵ Because of the sound of my groaning,
my flesh sticks to my bones.
⁶ I am like a desert owl,
like an owl among the ruins.
⁷ I stay awake;
I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
⁸ My enemies taunt me all day long;
they ridicule and curse me.
⁹ I eat ashes like bread
and mingle my drinks with tears
¹⁰ because of Your indignation and wrath;
for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.
¹¹ My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.

¹² But You, Lord, are enthroned forever;
Your fame endures to all generations.
¹³ You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her—
the appointed time has come.
¹⁴ For Your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.

¹⁵ Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh,
and all the kings of the earth Your glory,
¹⁶ for the Lord will rebuild Zion;
He will appear in His glory.
¹⁷ He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.

¹⁸ This will be written for a later generation,
and a newly created people will praise the Lord:
¹⁹ He looked down from His holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth—
²⁰ to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,
²¹ so that they might declare
the name of Yahweh in Zion
and His praise in Jerusalem,
²² when peoples and kingdoms are assembled
to serve the Lord.

²³ He has broken my strength in midcourse;
He has shortened my days.
²⁴ I say: “My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life!
Your years continue through all generations.
²⁵ Long ago You established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
²⁶ They will perish, but You will endure;
all of them will wear out like clothing.
You will change them like a garment,
and they will pass away.
²⁷ But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.
²⁸ Your servants’ children will dwell securely,
and their offspring will be established before You.”

¹ Davidic.My soul, praise Yahweh,
and all that is within me, praise His holy name.