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Psalms 102:1
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Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.
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Psalms 102:2
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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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Psalms 102:3
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For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
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Psalms 102:4
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My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.
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Psalms 102:5
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By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.
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Psalms 102:6
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I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places.
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Psalms 102:7
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I watch, and am become like a sparrow That is alone upon the house-top.
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Psalms 102:8
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Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me.
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Psalms 102:9
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For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
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Psalms 102:10
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Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.
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Psalms 102:11
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My days are like a shadow that declineth; And I am withered like grass.
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Psalms 102:12
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But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.
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Psalms 102:13
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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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Psalms 102:14
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For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.
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Psalms 102:15
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So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
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Psalms 102:16
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For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
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Psalms 102:17
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He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
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Psalms 102:18
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This shall be written for the generation to come; And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.
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Psalms 102:19
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For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
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Psalms 102:20
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To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
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Psalms 102:21
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That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;
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Psalms 102:22
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When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.
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Psalms 102:23
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He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.
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Psalms 102:24
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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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Psalms 102:25
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Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
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Psalms 102:26
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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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Psalms 102:27
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But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
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Psalms 102:28
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The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee. Psalm 103 [A Psalm] of David.
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