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1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.
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1 Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come to you.
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2 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that 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 are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.
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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 stricken and withered like grass, So that 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 Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.
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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 like an owl of the desert.
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6 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
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7 I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
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7 I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.
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8 My enemies reproach me all day long, Those who deride me swear an oath against 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 Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted 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 lengthens, And I wither away 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 You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to 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 You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has 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 Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to 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 the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your 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 the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear 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 shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise 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 will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
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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 looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed 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 groaning of the prisoner, To release those 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 To declare the name of the Lord 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 the Lord.
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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, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your 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 You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your 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 will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will 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 You are the same, And Your years will 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 Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You."
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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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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
