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Psalm 102
Common English Bible
Psalm 102
Common English Bible
Psalm 102
A prayer of an oppressed person, when weak and pouring out grief to the Lord.
102 Lord, hear my prayer!
Let my cry reach you!
2 Don’t hide your face from me
in my time of trouble!
Listen to me!
Answer me quickly as I cry out!
3 Because my days disappear like smoke,
my bones are burned up as if in an oven;
4 my heart is smashed like dried-up grass.
I even forget to eat my food
5 because of my intense groans.
My bones are protruding from my skin.
6 I’m like some wild owl—
like some screech owl in the desert.
7 I lie awake all night.
I’m all alone like a bird on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies make fun of me;
those who mock me curse using my name!
9 I’ve been eating ashes instead of bread.
I’ve been mixing tears into my drinks
10 because of your anger and wrath,
because you picked me up and threw me away.
11 My days are like a shadow soon gone.
I’m dried up like dead grass.
12 But you, Lord, rule forever!
Your fame lasts from one generation to the next!
13 You will stand up—
you’ll have compassion on Zion
because it is time to have mercy on her—
the time set for that has now come!
14 Your servants cherish Zion’s stones;
they show mercy even to her dirt.
15 The nations will honor the Lord’s name;
all the earth’s rulers will honor your glory
16 because the Lord will rebuild Zion;
he will be seen there in his glory.
17 God will turn to the prayer of the impoverished;
he won’t despise their prayers.
18 Let this be written down for the next generation
so that people not yet created will praise the Lord:
19 The Lord looked down from his holy summit,
surveyed the earth from heaven,
20 to hear the prisoners’ groans,
to set free those condemned to death,
21 that the Lord’s name may be declared in Zion
and his praise declared in Jerusalem,
22 when all people are gathered together—
all kingdoms—to serve the Lord.
23 God broke my strength in midstride,
cutting my days short.
24 I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the prime of life—
your years go on from one generation to the next!
25 You laid the earth’s foundations long ago;
the skies are your handiwork.
26 These things will pass away, but you will last.
All of these things will wear out like clothing;
you change them like clothes, and they pass on.
27 But you are the one!
Your years never end!
28 Let your servants’ children live safe;
let your servants’ descendants live secure in your presence.”
Psalm 102
New International Version
Psalm 102
New International Version
Psalm 102[a]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(A) Lord;
let my cry for help(B) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(C) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(D) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(E)
my bones(F) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(G)
I forget to eat my food.(H)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(I)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(J)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(K) I have become
like a bird alone(L) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(M) taunt me;(N)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(O)
9 For I eat ashes(P) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(Q)
10 because of your great wrath,(R)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(S)
I wither(T) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(U)
your renown endures(V) through all generations.(W)
13 You will arise(X) and have compassion(Y) on Zion,
for it is time(Z) to show favor(AA) to her;
the appointed time(AB) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(AC) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(AD) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(AE)
and appear in his glory.(AF)
17 He will respond to the prayer(AG) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(AH) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(AI) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(AJ) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(AK)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(AL) in Zion
and his praise(AM) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(AN) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[b] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(AO)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(AP) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(AQ) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(AR) are the work of your hands.(AS)
26 They will perish,(AT) but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,(AU)
and your years will never end.(AV)
28 The children of your servants(AW) will live in your presence;
their descendants(AX) will be established before you.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
- Psalm 102:23 Or By his power
Psaltaren 102
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Psaltaren 102
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Ångerpsalm; tröst i nöden
102 Bön av en betryckt och svag som utgjuter sin klagan inför Herren.
2 Herre, hör min bön!
Låt mitt rop om hjälp nå dig!
3 Dölj dig inte för mig när jag är i nöd.
Lyssna, och skynda dig att svara mig när jag ropar.
4 För mina dagar försvinner som rök,
och det brinner i mitt inre som en glöd.
5 Mitt innersta är förtorkat,
vissnat som gräs.
Jag glömmer att äta min mat,
6 och min suckan har gjort
att jag magrat till bara skinn och ben.
7 Jag är som en pelikan[a] långt ute i vildmarken,
som en uggla bland ruiner.
8 Jag ligger vaken,
jag är som en ensam fågel på taket.
9 Mina fiender hånar mig dag efter dag
och använder mig i svordomar.
10 Jag äter aska som bröd
och blandar min dryck med tårar,
11 för din vredes och förbittrings skull.
Du har gripit mig och stött bort mig.
12 Mitt liv är som kvällsskuggan,
jag vissnar som gräset.
13 Men du, Herre, regerar i evighet,
och från generation till generation ska man komma ihåg dig.
14 Du ska gripa in
och visa nåd mot Sion.
Nu är det dags att visa medlidande med det,
nu har den tiden kommit.
15 Dina tjänare älskar dess stenar,
de lider av att se det ligga i grus.
16 Folken ska frukta Herrens namn
och kungarna på jorden din härlighet,
17 när Herren bygger upp Sion på nytt
och visar sig i sin härlighet.
18 Han ska lyssna till de nödlidandes böner
och inte förakta vad de ber om.
19 Detta ska skrivas ner för kommande generationer,
för att folk som han kommer att skapa[b] ska prisa Herren.
20 För han blickar ner från sin heliga höjd,
Herren ser ner till jorden.
21 Han hör den fångnes klagan
och befriar de dödsdömda.
22 Herrens namn ska förkunnas i Sion
och hans lov i Jerusalem,
23 när folk och riken samlas
för att tjäna honom.
24 Han har gjort mig kraftlös trots att jag är i mina bästa år.
Han har förkortat min levnadstid.
25 Jag säger:
”Min Gud, ryck inte bort mig mitt i livet,
du som själv lever från generation till generation!
26 För länge sedan lade du jordens grund,
och himlarna är dina händers verk.
27 De ska försvinna, men du består.
De är alla som utslitna kläder som du byter ut,
och de försvinner.
28 Men du är densamme,
och dina år ska aldrig ta slut.
29 Dina tjänares barn ska leva vidare hos dig,
och deras efterkommande bestå inför dig.”
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