1 HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 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:
27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

1A prayer of the afflicted when he is ouerwhelmed, and powreth out his complaint before the Lord. Heare my prayer, O Lord: and let my crie come vnto thee.

2Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble, incline thine eare vnto me: in the day when I call, answere mee speedily.

3For my dayes are consumed like smoke: and my bones are burnt as an hearth.

4My heart is smitten, and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.

5By reason of the voice of my groning, my bones cleaue to my skinne.

6I am like a Pelican of the wildernes: I am like an owle of the desert.

7I watch, and am as a sparowe alone vpon the house top.

8Mine enemies reproch me all the day: and they that are mad against me, are sworne against me.

9For I haue eaten ashes like bread: and mingled my drinke with weeping.

10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me vp, and cast me downe.

11My dayes are like a shadow, that declineth: & I am withered like grasse.

12But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for euer: and thy remembrance vnto all generations.

13Thou shalt arise, and haue mercie vpon Zion: for the time to fauour her, yea the set time is come.

14For thy seruants take pleasure in her stones: and fauour the dust therof.

15So the heathen shall feare the Name of the Lord: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

16When the Lord shall build vp Zion: he shall appeare in his glory.

17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created, shall praise the Lord.

19For hee hath looked downe from the height of his Sanctuarie: from heauen did the Lord beholde the earth:

20To heare the groning of the prisoner: to loose those that are appointed to death:

21To declare the Name of the Lord in Zion: and his praise in Ierusalem:

22When the people are gathered together: and the kingdomes to serue the Lord.

23He weakened my strength in the way: he shortened my dayes.

24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my dayes: thy yeres are throughout all generations.

25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heauens are the worke of thy hands.

26They shall perish, but thou shalt indure, yea all of them shall waxe old like a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shalbe changed.

27But thou art the same: and thy yeeres shall haue no end.

28The children of thy seruants shal continue: and their seed shall be established before thee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V == Job 19:20

 

 

 

VII == Ps 38:11 ; 77:4

 

VIII == Acts 23:12 ; 26:11

 

IX == Ps 42:3 ; 80:5

 

X == Ps 30:7

 

XI == Job 14:2 ; Ps 102:4 ; 109:23 ; 144:4 ; Eccl 6:12 ; Isa 40:6-8 ; James 1:10

XII == Ps 9:7 ; 102:26 ; 135:13 ; Lam 5:19

XIII == Isa 40:2 ; 60:10 ; Zech 1:12

 

XIV == Ps 79:1

 

XV == 1st Kings 8:43

 

XVI == Isa 60:1-2

XVII ==Neh 1:6 , 11 ; 2:8

 

XVIII == Isa 43:21 ; Rom 15:4 ; 1st Cor 10:11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXIII == Job 21:21

 

XXIV == Ps 90:2 ; Isa 38:10 ; Hab 1:12

 

XXV == Gen 1:1 ; 2:1 ; Heb 1:10

XXVI == Ps 102:12 ; Isa 34:4 ; 51:6 ; 65:17 ; 66:22 ; Rom 8:20 ; 2nd Peter 3:7 , 10-12

 

XXVII == Mal 3:6 ; Heb 13:8 ; James 1:17

XXVIII == Ps 69:36

 

1 The prayer of one afflicted and wasting away whose anguish is poured out before the LORD.

2 LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry come to you.

3 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.

4 For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn away as in a furnace.

5 My heart is withered, dried up like grass, too wasted to eat my food.

6 From my loud groaning I become just skin and bones.

7 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

8 I lie awake and moan, like a lone sparrow on the roof.

9 All day long my enemies taunt me; in their rage, they make my name a curse.

10 I eat ashes like bread, mingle my drink with tears.

11 Because of your furious wrath, you lifted me up just to cast me down.

12 My days are like a lengthening shadow; I wither like the grass.

13 But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your renown is for all generations.

14 You will again show mercy to Zion; now is the time for pity; the appointed time has come.

15 Its stones are dear to your servants; its dust moves them to pity.

16 The nations shall fear your name, LORD, all the kings of the earth, your glory,

17 Once the LORD has rebuilt Zion and appeared in glory,

18 Heeding the plea of the lowly, not scorning their prayer.

19 Let this be written for the next generation, for a people not yet born, that they may praise the LORD:

20 “The LORD looked down from the holy heights, viewed the earth from heaven,

21 To attend to the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die.”

22 Then the LORD’s name will be declared on Zion, his praise in Jerusalem,

23 When peoples and kingdoms gather to serve the LORD.

24 He has shattered my strength in mid-course, has cut short my days.

25 I plead, O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days.Your years last through all generations.

26 Of old you laid the earth’s foundations; the heavens are the work of your hands.

27 They perish, but you remain; they all wear out like a garment; Like clothing you change them and they are changed,

28 but you are the same, your years have no end.

29 May the children of your servants live on; may their descendants live in your presence.

V 1,2 In distress, the Psalmist cries earnestly for a quick answer. As we view the remainder of the Psalm, we see it is Messianic. Verses 25-27 are similar to Heb. 1-10-12, indicating preceding verses refer to Christ’s humiliationand rejection.

V 3-11. The Psalmist was afflicted, lonely and reproached by enemies. He sat grieving in ashes and felt that because of God’s wrath, his life was about over.

Complaint and prayer of one who is afflicted. V 13-14

The time of Pestoration is at hand but Zion appeares to be still in ruins.

 

The prayer is two parts an individual polition and the secon part a plea for the restoration of Israel and Zion.

1-11 pray for speedy deliverance.

v1-2 Phrasio consist largerly taken from other plsalms.

Smoke== a figure of transitoriness burned = may refer to ravaging fever. The risen balance to Job is strinin.

V5 Like the owl and pelican be comparis himeself to V6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V 12-22. In a sudden shift of emphasis, he is confident that the Lord will answer their prayers and not forsake them, and as a result, they will praise Him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V 23-28. The Psalmist prays that he will not have a premature death. God’s creation would perish, but God is eternal, and would continue care to all generations.