微读圣经

Psalm 102

Affliction in light of Eternity

A prayer of a suffering person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord.102:0 Ps 142:2

1 Lord, hear my prayer;

let my cry for help come before you.102:1 Ps 18:6; 39:12; 61:1

2Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble.

Listen closely to me;

answer me quickly when I call.102:2 Ps 27:9; 31:2; 69:17

3For my days vanish like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace.102:3 Jb 30:30; Ps 31:10; Lm 1:13

4My heart is suffering, withered like grass;102:4 Ps 37:2

I even forget to eat my food.102:4 Ezr 10:6; Jb 33:20

5Because of the sound of my groaning,

my flesh sticks to my bones.102:5 Jb 19:20; Lm 4:8

6I am like an eagle owl,

like a little owl among the ruins.102:6 Is 34:11; Zph 2:14

7I stay awake;102:7 Ps 77:4

I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

8My enemies taunt me all day long;

they ridicule and use my name as a curse.102:8 Ps 31:11; 69:19

9I eat ashes like bread

and mingle my drinks with tears102:9 Ps 42:3; 80:5

10because of your indignation and wrath;

for you have picked me up and thrown me aside.102:10 Jb 30:22

11My days are like a lengthening shadow,

and I wither away like grass.102:11 Jb 8:9; Ps 109:23

12But you, Lord, are enthroned forever;102:12 Ps 9:7; Lm 5:19

your fame endures to all generations.102:12 Ps 135:13

13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,

for it is time to show favor to her —

the appointed time has come.102:13 Is 60:10; Zch 1:12

14For your servants take delight in its stones

and favor its dust.102:14 Neh 4:2; Lm 4:1

15Then the nations will fear the name of the Lord,

and all the kings of the earth your glory,102:15 Ps 138:4; Is 60:3

16for the Lord will rebuild Zion;

he will appear in his glory.102:16 Ps 147:2; Is 60:1–2

17He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute

and will not despise their prayer.102:17 Ps 22:24

18This will be written for a later generation,

and a people who have not yet been created will praise the Lord:102:18 Dt 31:19; Ps 22:30–31; 78:6

19He looked down from his holy heights —

the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth102:19 Ps 14:2; 33:13; 53:2 —

20to hear a prisoner’s groaning,

to set free those condemned to die,102:20 Lit free sons of death102:20 Ps 79:11

21so that they might declare

the name of the Lord in Zion

and his praise in Jerusalem102:21 Ps 22:22

22when peoples and kingdoms are assembled

to serve the Lord.102:22 Ps 22:27; 86:9; Zch 8:20–23

23He has broken my102:23 Some Hb mss, LXX read his strength in midcourse;

he has shortened my days.102:23 Ps 39:5; 89:45

24I say, “My God, do not take me

in the middle of my life!102:24 Lit my days

Your years continue through all generations.102:24 Jb 36:26; Ps 90:2

25Long ago you established the earth,

and the heavens are the work of your hands.102:25 Neh 9:6; Ps 96:5; Heb 1:10–12

26They 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.102:26 Is 34:4; 51:6; Mt 24:35

27But you are the same,

and your years will never end.102:27 Mal 3:6; Jms 1:17

28Your servants’ children will dwell securely,

and their offspring will be established before you.”102:28 Ps 37:25; 69:36; 89:4; 112:2

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