1 O Lord, hear my prayer,
2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble.
3 My days disappear like smoke.
4 My heart is beaten down and withered like grass
5 I am nothing but skin and bones
6 I am like a desert owl,
7 I lie awake.
8 All day long my enemies insult me.
9 I eat ashes like bread
10 because of your hostility and anger,
11 My days are like a shadow that is getting longer,
12 But you, O Lord, remain forever.
13 You will rise and have compassion on Zion,
14 Your servants value Zion’s stones,
15 The nations will fear the Lord’s name.
16 When the Lord builds Zion,
17 He will turn his attention to the prayers
18 This will be written down for a future generation
19 “The Lord looked down from his holy place high above.
20 He heard the groans of the prisoners
21 The Lord’s name is announced in Zion
22 when nations and kingdoms gather
23 He has weakened my strength along the way.
24 I said, “My God, don’t take me now in the middle of my life.
25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth.
26 They will come to an end, but you will still go on.
27 But you remain the same, and your life will never end.
28 The children of your servants will go on living ⌞here⌟.