Psalm 102:12-28

English Standard Version

¹² But you, O Lord, are ^(A)enthroned forever;
    you ^(B)are remembered throughout all generations.
¹³ You will ^(C)arise and have ^(D)pity on Zion;
    it is the time to favor her;
    ^(E)the appointed time has come.
¹⁴ For your servants hold her ^(F)stones dear
    and have pity on her dust.
¹⁵ Nations will ^(G)fear the name of the Lord,
    and all ^(H)the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
¹⁶ For the Lord ^(I)builds up Zion;
    he ^(J)appears in his glory;
¹⁷ he ^(K)regards the prayer of the destitute
    and does not despise their prayer.

¹⁸ Let this be ^(L)recorded for ^(M)a generation to come,
    so that ^(N)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
¹⁹ that he ^(O)looked down from his holy height;
    from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
²⁰ to hear ^(P)the groans of the prisoners,
    to set free ^(Q)those who were doomed to die,
²¹ that they may ^(R)declare in Zion the name of the Lord,
    and in Jerusalem his praise,
²² when ^(S)peoples gather together,
    and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.

²³ He has broken my strength in midcourse;
    he ^(T)has shortened my days.
²⁴ “O my God,” ^(U)I say, “take me not away
    in the midst of my days—
^(V)you whose years endure
    throughout all generations!”

^25 (W)Of old you laid the foundation of the earth,
    and ^(X)the heavens are the work of your hands.
^26 (Y)They will perish, but ^(Z)you will remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
²⁷     but ^(AA)you are the same, and your years have no end.
^28 (AB)The children of your servants ^(AC)shall dwell secure;
    ^(AD)their offspring shall be established before you.