Hear my prayer, Yahweh Let my cry for help come to You Do not hide Your face from me In the day of my distress Incline Your ear to me When I call— Answer me quickly My days have ended in smoke My bones are scorched like a hearth My heart has been struck like grass And withered away I forget to eat my bread My bones cling to my flesh Because of the sound of my groaning I am alone Like a pelican in the wilderness Like an owl among the ruins I lie awake Like a solitary bird On a housetop My enemies taunt me all day They use my name as a curse I have eaten ashes like bread I have mixed my drink with weeping Because of Your indignation Because of Your wrath You have lifted me up And thrown me away My days are like a lengthened shadow I wither away like grass But You— But You, Yahweh, Remain forever Your name remains Through every generation You will arise You will have compassion The appointed time has come The time to be gracious You remain forever Your name remains The nations will fear Your name The kings will see Your glory You remain You remain Yahweh will build up Zion He will appear in His glory He will turn His attention To the prayer of the destitute He will not despise Their prayer This will be written For the generation to come A people yet to be created Will praise Yahweh He looks down From His holy height From heaven He looks upon the earth To hear the groaning of the prisoner To set free those doomed to death So that His name may be told in Zion And His praise in Jerusalem When the peoples are gathered together When the kingdoms come To serve Yahweh This will be written For the generation to come A people yet to be created Will praise Your name From prisoner to king From dust to glory From generation to generation Your name will be remembered Generation to generation Generation to generation My strength is broken My days are shortened My God— Do not take me away In the middle of my days Your years Are throughout all generations In time of old You founded the earth The heavens Are the work of Your hands They will perish But You endure They will wear out like a garment Like clothing You will change them And they will pass away But You— You are the same You are the same You are the same Your years will not come to an end You are the same You are the same The heavens may perish The earth may wear away But You endure You are the same Your years will never end You remain forever You remain forever The children of Your servants will continue Generation to generation Their descendants will be established before You YOU ARE THE SAME You remain... Forever.
