Verse
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World English Bible
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Hear my prayer, Yahweh!
Let my cry come to
you.
A
prayer
of
one
who
is
afflicted,
when
he
grows
faint
and
pours
out
his
lament
before
the
LORD.
Hear my prayer, O
LORD;
let my cry for
help
come before
You.
Don't
hide your face from me in the
day of my
distress. Turn
your ear to me .
Answer me quickly in
the
day
when I call.
Do
not
hide Your face from me in my
day of distress. Incline
Your ear to me ;
answer me quickly when I call.
For my days consume
away
like smoke .
My bones are
burned
as
a
firebrand
.
For my days vanish
like smoke ,
and
my bones burn
like
glowing
embers
.
My heart is blighted
like
grass
, and withered ,
For
I forget to eat my bread.
My heart is afflicted
, and withered like
grass;
I even
forget to eat my bread.
By
reason
of
the
voice
of
my groaning ,
My bones
stick
to my skin
.
Through
my loud
groaning my flesh
clings
to my bones
.
I am like a pelican
of
the
wilderness.
I
have
become
as
an owl of
the waste
places
.
I am like a desert
owl,
like
an owl among
the ruins
.
I watch,
and
have
become
like a sparrow
that
is
alone
on the
housetop.
I lie
awake;
I
am
like a lone
bird
on a
housetop.
My enemies reproach
me all
day.
Those
who
are
mad
at
me use
my
name
as
a
curse.
All
day
long
my enemies taunt
me ;
they
ridicule
me and
curse me
.
For I have eaten ashes like bread ,
And mixed my drink with tears ,
For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
Because of your indignation and your
wrath, For you have taken
me up ,
and thrown
me away
.
because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked
me up and cast
me aside
.
My days are like a
long
shadow.
I have
withered
like grass.
My days are like lengthening
shadows,
and
I wither
away
like grass.
But you, Yahweh
, will
abide
forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
But You, O
LORD
, sit
enthroned
forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
You will arise
and have mercy
on Zion ;
For it is time to have
pity
on
her .
Yes,
the set
time has come.
You will rise
up
and have compassion
on Zion ,
for it is time to show
her favor—
the appointed
time has come.
For your servants take
pleasure
in her stones ,
And have
pity on her dust.
For Your servants delight
in her stones and take
pity on her dust.
So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh;
All the kings of the earth your glory.
So the nations will fear the name of the
LORD,
and
all the kings of the earth will
fear
Your glory.
For Yahweh
has
built
up
Zion .
He has appeared in his glory.
For the
LORD
will
rebuild
Zion ;
He has appeared in His glory.
He has
responded
to
the prayer of the destitute ,
And
has
not despised
their prayer.
He will
turn
toward
the prayer of the destitute ;
He
will
not despise
their prayer.
This will
be written for the generation to come .
A people which
will
be
created will
praise Yah
.
Let
this be written for the generation to come ,
so
that
a people not
yet
created may
praise the
LORD
.
For he has
looked down from the height
of his sanctuary .
From heaven ,
Yahweh
saw
the
earth ;
For He looked down from the heights
of His sanctuary ;
the
LORD
gazed
out
from heaven to
earth
To hear the
groans
of
the
prisoner;
To free
those who
are
condemned to death ;
to hear a
prisoner’s
groaning,
to release
those condemned to death ,
That men
may declare
the name of Yahweh
in Zion ,
And his
praise in Jerusalem ;
that they
may proclaim
the name of the
LORD
in Zion and praise Him
in Jerusalem ,
When the
peoples are
gathered
together,
The
kingdoms ,
to serve Yahweh
.
when peoples and
kingdoms assemble
to serve the
LORD
.
He weakened
my strength along
the course.
He shortened
my days.
He has
broken
my strength on
the way;
He has
cut
short
my days.
I said,
"
My God, don't
take me away
in the midst of my days .
Your years are
throughout
all generations.
I say:
“O
my God, do
not
take me in the midst of my days !
Your years go
on
through
all generations.
Of
old,
you laid the foundation
of the earth .
The heavens are the work of your hands.
In
the
beginning
You laid the foundations
of the earth ,
and
the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but you will endure.
Yes,
all of
them
will
wear out like a garment. You will change them like
a
cloak
, and they will be changed
.
They will perish, but You remain;
they
will all wear out like a garment. Like
clothing
You will change them, and they will be passed
on
.
But you are
the same .
Your years will have
no
end.
But You remain
the same ,
and
Your years will never
end.
The children of your servants will continue.
Their seed
will be established before you. "
The children of Your servants will dwell
securely,
and
their descendants
will be established before You. ”
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