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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 102 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/102.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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103">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A prayer for someone who hurts and needs to ask the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for help.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer in Time of Trouble</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.1" class="v19_102_1">1</span>I pray to you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_1">Please listen.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.2" class="v19_102_2">2</span>Don't hide from me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_2">in my time of trouble.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_2">Pay attention to my prayer</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_2">and quickly give an answer.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.3" class="v19_102_3">3</span>My days disappear like smoke,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_3">and my bones are burning</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_3">as though in a furnace.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.4" class="v19_102_4">4</span>I am wasting away like grass,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_4">and my appetite is gone.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.5" class="v19_102_5">5</span>My groaning never stops,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_5">and my bones can be seen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_5">through my skin.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.6" class="v19_102_6">6</span>I am like a lonely owl</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_6">in the desert</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.7" class="v19_102_7">7</span>or a restless sparrow</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_7">alone on a roof.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.8" class="v19_102_8">8</span>My enemies insult me all day,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_8">and they use my name</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_8">for a curse word.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.9" class="v19_102_9">9</span>Instead of food,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_9">I have ashes to eat</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_9">and tears to drink,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.10" class="v19_102_10">10</span>because you are furious</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_10">and have thrown me aside.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.11" class="v19_102_11">11</span>My life fades like a shadow</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_11">at the end of day</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_11">and withers like grass.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.12" class="v19_102_12">12</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, you are King forever</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_12">and will always be famous.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.13" class="v19_102_13">13</span>You will show pity to Zion</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_13">because the time has come.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.14" class="v19_102_14">14</span>We, your servants,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_14">love each stone in the city,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_14">and we are sad to see them</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_14">lying in the dirt.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.15" class="v19_102_15">15</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, the nations</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_15">will honor you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_15">and all kings on earth</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_15">will praise your glory.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.16" class="v19_102_16">16</span>You will rebuild</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_16">the city of Zion.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_16">Your glory will be seen,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.17" class="v19_102_17">17</span>and the prayers of the homeless</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_17">will be answered.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.18" class="v19_102_18">18</span>Future generations must also</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_18">praise the <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_18">so write this for them:</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.19" class="v19_102_19">19</span>“From his holy temple,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_19">the <span class="nd">Lord</span> looked down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_19">at the earth.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.20" class="v19_102_20">20</span>He listened to the groans</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_20">of prisoners,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_20">and he rescued everyone</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_20">who was doomed to die.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.21" class="v19_102_21">21</span>All Jerusalem should praise</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_21">you, our <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.22" class="v19_102_22">22</span>when people from every nation</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_22">meet to worship you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_23"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.23" class="v19_102_23">23</span>I should still be strong,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_23">but you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, have made</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_23">an old person of me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_24"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.24" class="v19_102_24">24</span>You will live forever!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_24">Years mean nothing to you.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_24">Don't cut my life in half!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_25"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.25" class="v19_102_25">25</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.102.25!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> In the beginning, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_25">you laid the earth's foundation</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_25">and created the heavens.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_26"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.26" class="v19_102_26">26</span>They will all disappear</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_26">and wear out like clothes.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_26">You change them,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_26">as you would a coat,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_26">but you last forever.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_27"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.27" class="v19_102_27">27</span>You are always the same.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_27">You are God for all time.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_28"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.102.28" class="v19_102_28">28</span>Every generation of those</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_102_28">who serve you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_102_28">will live in your presence.</span></p> </div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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