1<\/sup>The prayer of the pauper, when he was anxious, and so he poured out his petition in the sight of the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my outcry reach you.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Do not turn your face away from me. In whatever day that I am in trouble, incline your ear to me. In whatever day that I will call upon you, heed me quickly.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>For my days have faded away like smoke, and my bones have dried out like firewood.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>I have become like a pelican in solitude. I have become like a night raven in a house.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>I have kept vigil, and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>All day long my enemies reproached me, and those who praised me swore oaths against me.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>For I chewed on ashes like bread, and I mixed weeping into my drink.<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>By the face of your anger and indignation, you lifted me up and threw me down.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>My days have declined like a shadow, and I have dried out like hay.<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>But you, O Lord, endure for eternity, and your memorial is from generation to generation.<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>You will rise up and take pity on Zion, for it is time for its mercy, for the time has come.<\/span> <\/p>\n 14<\/sup>For its stones have pleased your servants, and they will take pity on its land.<\/span> <\/p>\n 15<\/sup>And the Gentiles will fear your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory.<\/span> <\/p>\n 16<\/sup>For the Lord has built up Zion, and he will be seen in his glory.<\/span> <\/p>\n 17<\/sup>He has noticed of the prayer of the humble, and he has not despised their petition.<\/span> <\/p>\n 18<\/sup>Let these things be written in another generation, and the people who will be created will praise the Lord.<\/span> <\/p>\n 19<\/sup>For he has gazed from his high sanctuary. From heaven, the Lord has beheld the earth.<\/span> <\/p>\n 20<\/sup>So may he hear the groans of those in shackles, in order that he may release the sons of the slain.<\/span> <\/p>\n 21<\/sup>So may they announce the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem:<\/span> <\/p>\n 22<\/sup>while the people convene, along with kings, in order that they may serve the Lord.<\/span> <\/p>\n 23<\/sup>He responded to him in the way of his virtue: Declare to me the brevity of my days.<\/span> <\/p>\n 24<\/sup>Do not call me back in the middle of my days: your years are from generation to generation.<\/span> <\/p>\n 25<\/sup>In the beginning, O Lord, you founded the earth. And the heavens are the work of your hands.<\/span> <\/p>\n 26<\/sup>They will perish, but you remain. And all will grow old like a garment. And, like a blanket, you will change them, and they will be changed.<\/span> <\/p>\n 27<\/sup>Yet you are ever yourself, and your years will not decline.<\/span> <\/p>\n 28<\/sup>The sons of your servants will live, and their offspring will be guided aright in every age.<\/span> <\/p>\n