Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before You.
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Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you!
2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble. Listen closely to me; answer me quickly when I call.
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Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!
3 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace.
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For my days pass away like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace.
4 My heart is afflicted, withered like grass; I even forget to eat my food.
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My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; I forget to eat my bread.
5 Because of the sound of my groaning, my flesh sticks to my bones.
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Because of my loud groaning my bones cling to my flesh.
6 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
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I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places;
7 I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
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I lie awake; I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
8 My enemies taunt me all day long; they ridicule and curse me.
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All the day my enemies taunt me; those who deride me use my name for a curse.
9 I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears
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For I eat ashes like bread and mingle tears with my drink,
10 because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.
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because of your indignation and anger; for you have taken me up and thrown me down.
11 My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I wither away like grass.
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My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass.
12 But You, Lord, are enthroned forever; Your fame [endures] to all generations.
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But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever; you are remembered throughout all generations.
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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You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.
14 For Your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust.
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For your servants hold her stones dear and have pity on her dust.
15 Then the nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth Your glory,
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Nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 for the Lord will rebuild Zion; He will appear in His glory.
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For the Lord builds up Zion; he appears in his glory;
17 He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
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he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.
18 This will be written for a later generation, and a newly created people will praise the Lord:
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Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19 He looked down from His holy heights- the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth-
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that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20 to hear a prisoner's groaning, to set free those condemned to die,
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to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die,
21 so that they might declare the name of the Lord in Zion and His praise in Jerusalem,
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that they may declare in Zion the name of the Lord, and in Jerusalem his praise,
22 when peoples and kingdoms are assembled to serve the Lord.
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when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.
23 He has broken my strength in midcourse; He has shortened my days.
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He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.
24 I say: "My God, do not take me in the middle of my life! Your years continue through all generations.
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“O my God, ” I say, “take me not away in the midst of my days— you whose years endure throughout all generations! ”
25 Long ago You established the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They will perish, but You will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away.
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They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
27 But You are the same, and Your years will never end.
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but you are the same, and your years have no end.
28 Your servants' children will dwell [securely], and their offspring will be established before You."
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The children of your servants shall dwell secure; their offspring shall be established before you.
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