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Psalm 102:1-3
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This is the prayer of a man who is weak and in trouble. He tells the Lord that he is very sad.

A young man's prayer[a]

102 Lord, please hear my prayer!
    Listen to me when I call to you for help.
2 Now that I am in trouble,
    please do not turn away from me.
Listen carefully to me.
Now that I am calling to you for help,
    please answer me quickly.
3 My life is quickly disappearing,
    like smoke from a fire.
My bones hurt very much,
    as if they were burning in an oven.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 102:1 The writer is weak and ill. He thinks that he will soon die while he is still a young man. But he hopes for a time when God will make his home in Jerusalem strong again. He prays that God will come to make his people safe from their enemies.
  2. 102:3 His illness makes him feel hot.
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Psalm 102:1-3
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Psalm 102[a]

A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.

1 Hear my prayer,(A) Lord;
    let my cry for help(B) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(C) from me
    when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(D) to me;
    when I call, answer me quickly.

3 For my days vanish like smoke;(E)
    my bones(F) burn like glowing embers.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
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