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1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.
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1 Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you.
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2 Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: Incline thine ear unto me; In the day when I call answer me speedily.
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2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.
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3 For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
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3 For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers.
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4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.
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4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.
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5 By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.
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5 Because of my loud groaning I am reduced to skin and bones.
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6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places.
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6 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
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7 I watch, and am become like a sparrow That is alone upon the house-top.
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7 I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.
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8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me.
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8 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who rail against me use my name as a curse.
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9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
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9 For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears
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10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.
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10 because of your great wrath, for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
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11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like grass.
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11 My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass.
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12 But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.
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12 But you, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.
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13 Thou wilt arise, and have mercy upon Zion; For it is time to have pity upon her, Yea, the set time is come.
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13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
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14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.
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14 For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.
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15 So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
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15 The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.
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16 For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
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16 For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.
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17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
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17 He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
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18 This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.
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18 Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD:
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19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
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19 "The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,
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20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
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20 to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death."
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21 That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;
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21 So the name of the LORD will be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem
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22 When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.
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22 when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship the LORD.
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23 He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
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23 In the course of my life he broke my strength; he cut short 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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24 So I said: "Do not take me away, O my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on through all generations.
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25 Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
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25 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
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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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26 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.
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27 But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
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27 But you remain the same, and your years will never end.
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28 The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee.
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28 The children of your servants will live in your presence; their descendants will be established before you."
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