A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and
poureth out his
complaint before the LORD. |
Prayer of the afflicted | |
1 | Hear my prayer, O
LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
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2 | Hide not thy face
from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto
me:
in the day when I call answer me speedily.
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3 | For my days are
consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
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4 | My heart is smitten,
and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
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5 | By reason of the
voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
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6 | I am like a pelican
of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
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like a pelican |
7 | I watch, and am as a
sparrow alone upon the house top.
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8 | Mine enemies
reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are
sworn
against me.
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9 | For I have eaten
ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
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10 | Because of thine
indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me
down.
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11 | My days are
like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
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12 | But thou, O LORD,
shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
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13 | Thou shalt arise,
and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea,
the set
time, is come.
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the time to favour her |
14 | For thy servants
take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
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15 | So the heathen
shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy
glory.
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16 | When the LORD shall
build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
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17 | He will regard the
prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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18 | This shall be
written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be
created
shall praise the LORD.
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shall be created |
19 | For he hath looked
down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold
the
earth;
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20 | To hear the
groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
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21 | To declare the name
of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
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22 | When the people are
gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
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23 | He weakened my
strength in the way; he shortened my days.
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24 | I said, O my God,
take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are
throughout
all generations.
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25 | Of old hast thou
laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work
of
thy hands.
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work of thy hands H110-12 |
26 | They shall perish,
but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment;
as a
vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
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wax old like a garment |
27 | But thou art
the same, and thy years shall have no end.
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thou art the same |
28 | The children of thy
servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before
thee.
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