Ps 102

AA prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry for help come before You. (MT 102:2; LXX 101:1; LXX 101:2; Rahlfs 101:1; Rahlfs 101:2) תְּ֭פִלָּה לְעָנִ֣י כִֽי־יַעֲטֹ֑ף וְלִפְנֵ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ 2Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call. (MT 102:3; LXX 101:3; Rahlfs 101:3) יְ֭הוָה שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ תָבֽוֹא׃ 3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. (MT 102:4; LXX 101:4; Rahlfs 101:4) אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֬ר פָּנֶ֨יךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי֮ בְּי֪וֹם צַ֫ר לִ֥י הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַ֥י אָזְנֶ֑ךָ בְּי֥וֹם אֶ֝קְרָ֗א מַהֵ֥ר עֲנֵֽנִי׃ 4My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. (MT 102:5; LXX 101:5; Rahlfs 101:5) כִּֽי־כָל֣וּ בְעָשָׁ֣ן יָמָ֑י וְ֝עַצְמוֹתַ֗י כְּמוֹ־קֵ֥ד נִחָֽרוּ׃ 5Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. (MT 102:6; LXX 101:6; Rahlfs 101:6) הוּכָּֽה־כָ֭עֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַ֣שׁ לִבִּ֑י כִּֽי־שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי מֵאֲכֹ֥ל לַחְמִֽי׃ 6I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins. (MT 102:7; LXX 101:7; Rahlfs 101:7) מִקּ֥וֹל אַנְחָתִ֑י דָּבְקָ֥ה עַ֝צְמִ֗י לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃ 7I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop. (MT 102:8; LXX 101:8; Rahlfs 101:8) דָּ֭מִיתִי לִקְאַ֣ת מִדְבָּ֑ר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּכ֣וֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃ 8All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me. (MT 102:9; LXX 101:9; Rahlfs 101:9) שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹר בּוֹדֵ֥ד עַל־גָּֽג׃ 9For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears (MT 102:10; LXX 101:10; Rahlfs 101:10) כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם חֵרְפ֣וּנִי אוֹיְבָ֑י מְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗י בִּ֣י נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃ 10because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside. (MT 102:11; LXX 101:11; Rahlfs 101:11) כִּי־אֵ֭פֶר כַּלֶּ֣חֶם אָכָ֑לְתִּי וְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗י בִּבְכִ֥י מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ 11My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass. (MT 102:12; LXX 101:12; Rahlfs 101:12) מִפְּנֵֽי־זַֽעַמְךָ֥ וְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃ 12But You, O Lord, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations. (MT 102:13; LXX 101:13; Rahlfs 101:13) יָ֭מַי כְּצֵ֣ל נָט֑וּי וַ֝אֲנִ֗י כָּעֵ֥שֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃ 13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come. (MT 102:14; LXX 101:14; Rahlfs 101:14) וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר׃ 14For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust. (MT 102:15; LXX 101:15; Rahlfs 101:15) אַתָּ֣ה תָ֭קוּם תְּרַחֵ֣ם צִיּ֑וֹן כִּי־עֵ֥ת לְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּ כִּי־בָ֥א מוֹעֵֽד׃ 15So the nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory. (MT 102:16; LXX 101:16; Rahlfs 101:16) כִּֽי־רָצ֣וּ עֲ֭בָדֶיךָ אֶת־אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְֽאֶת־עֲפָרָ֥הּ יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃ 16For the Lord will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory. (MT 102:17; LXX 101:17; Rahlfs 101:17) וְיִֽירְא֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וְֽכָל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אֶת־כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ 17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer. (MT 102:18; LXX 101:18; Rahlfs 101:18) כִּֽי־בָנָ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה צִיּ֑וֹן נִ֝רְאָ֗ה בִּכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃ 18Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the Lord. (MT 102:19; LXX 101:19; Rahlfs 101:19) פָּ֭נָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת הָעַרְעָ֑ר וְלֹֽא־בָ֝זָ֗ה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽם׃ 19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth (MT 102:20; LXX 101:20; Rahlfs 101:20) תִּכָּ֣תֶב זֹ֭את לְד֣וֹר אַחֲר֑וֹן וְעַ֥ם נִ֝בְרָ֗א יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃ 20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death, (MT 102:21; LXX 101:21; Rahlfs 101:21) כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁקִיף מִמְּר֣וֹם קָדְשׁ֑וֹ יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִשָּׁמַ֤יִם ׀ אֶל־אֶ֬רֶץ הִבִּֽיט׃ 21that they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem, (MT 102:22; LXX 101:22; Rahlfs 101:22) לִ֭שְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַ֣ת אָסִ֑יר לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַ בְּנֵ֣י תְמוּתָֽה׃ 22when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the Lord. (MT 102:23; LXX 101:23; Rahlfs 101:23) לְסַפֵּ֣ר בְּ֭צִיּוֹן שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ 23He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days. (MT 102:24; LXX 101:24; Rahlfs 101:24) בְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץ עַמִּ֣ים יַחְדָּ֑ו וּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹת לַעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ 24I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations. (MT 102:25; LXX 101:25; Rahlfs 101:25) עִנָּ֖ה בַדֶּ֥רֶךְ כחו קִצַּ֥ר יָמָֽי׃ 25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. (MT 102:26; LXX 101:26; Rahlfs 101:26) אֹמַ֗ר אֵלִ֗י אַֽל־תַּ֭עֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִ֣י יָמָ֑י בְּד֖וֹר דּוֹרִ֣ים שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ 26They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on. (MT 102:27; LXX 101:27; Rahlfs 101:27) לְ֭פָנִים הָאָ֣רֶץ יָסַ֑דְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃ 27But You remain the same, and Your years will never end. (MT 102:28; LXX 101:28; Rahlfs 101:28) הֵ֤מָּה ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ֮ וְאַתָּ֪ה תַ֫עֲמֹ֥ד וְ֭כֻלָּם כַּבֶּ֣גֶד יִבְל֑וּ כַּלְּב֖וּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵ֣ם וְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃ 28The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.” (MT 102:29; LXX 101:29; Rahlfs 101:29) וְאַתָּה־ה֑וּא וּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִתָּֽמּוּ׃