1 H ear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.

Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.

2 D o not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily.

Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily.

3 F or my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.

For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.

4 M y heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.

My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.

5 B ecause of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.

Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.

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

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

7 I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

8 M y enemies reproach me all day long; Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

My enemies reproach me all day long; Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

9 F or I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

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

10 B ecause of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away.

11 M y days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.

My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.

12 B ut You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.

But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.

13 Y ou will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.

You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.

14 F or Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.

For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.

15 S o the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.

So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.

16 F or the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.

For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.

17 H e shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.

He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.

18 T his will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.

This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.

19 F or He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,

For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,

20 T o hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,

To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,

21 T o declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,

To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,

22 W hen the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

23 H e weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.

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

24 I said, “O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.

I said, “O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.

25 O f old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

26 T hey will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.

They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.

27 B ut You are the same, And Your years will have no end.

But You are the same, And Your years will have no end.

28 T he children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”

The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”