Mazmur 102

1Hear my prayer, Yahweh; 2Do not hide your face from me in my time of trouble. 3For my days pass away like smoke, 4My heart is crushed, and I am like grass that has withered. 5With my continual groaning, 6I am like a pelican of the wilderness; 7I lie awake like a solitary bird, 8My enemies taunt me all day long; 9I eat ashes like bread 10Because of your raging anger, 11My days are like a shadow that fades, 12But you, Yahweh, live forever, 13You will rise up and have mercy on Zion. 14For your servants hold her stones dear 15The nations will respect your name, Yahweh, 16Yahweh will rebuild Zion 17At that time, he will respond to the prayer of the destitute; 18This will be written for future generations, 19For he has looked down from the holy heights; 20to hear the groaning of the prisoners, 21Then men will proclaim the name of Yahweh in Zion 22when the peoples and kingdoms gather together 23He has taken away my strength in the middle of life. 24I said, “My God, do not take me away in the middle of life; 25In ancient times you set the earth in place; 26They will perish, but you will remain; 27But you are the same,