Psalm 102. Domine, exaudi.

1. Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come before you; *
   hide not your face from me in the day of my trouble.
2. Incline your ear to me; *
   when I call, make haste to answer me,
3. For my days drift away like smoke, *
   and my bones are hot as burning coals.
4. My heart is smitten like grass and withered, *
   so that I forget to eat my bread.
5. Because of the voice of my groaning *
   I am but skin and bones.
6. I have become like a vulture in the wilderness, *
   like an owl among the ruins.
7. I lie awake and groan; *
   I am like a sparrow, lonely on a house-top.
8. My enemies revile me all day long, *
   and those who scoff at me have taken an oath against me.
9. For I have eaten ashes for bread *
   and mingled my drink with weeping.
10. Because of your indignation and wrath *
    you have lifted me up and thrown me away.
11. My days pass away like a shadow, *
    and I wither like the grass.
12. But you, O Lord, endure for ever, *
    and your Name from age to age.
13. You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to have mercy upon her; *
    indeed, the appointed time has come.
14. For your servants love her very rubble, *
    and are moved to pity even for her dust.
15. The nations shall fear your Name, O Lord, *
    and all the kings of the earth your glory.
16. For the Lord will build up Zion, *
    and his glory will appear.
17. He will look with favor on the prayer of the homeless; *
    he will not despise their plea.
18. Let this be written for a future generation, *
    so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord.
19. For the Lord looked down from his holy place on high; *
    from the heavens he beheld the earth;
20. That he might hear the groan of the captive *
    and set free those condemned to die;
21. That they may declare in Zion the Name of the Lord, *
    and his praise in Jerusalem;
22. When the peoples are gathered together, *
    and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.
23. He has brought down my strength before my time; *
    he has shortened the number of my days;
24. And I said, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days; *
    your years endure throughout all generations.
25. In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, *
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;
26. They shall perish, but you will endure; they all shall wear out like a garment; *
    as clothing you will change them, and they shall be changed;
27. But you are always the same, *
    and your years will never end.
28. The children of your servants shall continue, *
    and their offspring shall stand fast in your sight."