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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
Eve of Ascension
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Passage Lookup: Psalms 102

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Psalms 102:1
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A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord .

Hear my prayer,(a) Lord ; let my cry for help(b) come to you.
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Psalms 102:2
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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.
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Psalms 102:3
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For my days vanish like smoke;(e) my bones(f) burn like glowing embers.
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Psalms 102:4
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My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(g) I forget to eat my food.(h)
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Psalms 102:5
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In my distress I groan aloud(i) and am reduced to skin and bones.
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Psalms 102:6
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I am like a desert owl,(j) like an owl among the ruins.
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Psalms 102:7
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I lie awake;(k) I have become like a bird alone(l) on a roof.
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Psalms 102:8
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All day long my enemies(m) taunt me;(n) those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(o)
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Psalms 102:9
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For I eat ashes(p) as my food and mingle my drink with tears(q)
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Psalms 102:10
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because of your great wrath,(r) for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
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Psalms 102:11
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My days are like the evening shadow;(s) I wither(t) away like grass.
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Psalms 102:12
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But you, Lord , sit enthroned forever;(u) your renown endures(v) through all generations.(w)
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Psalms 102:13
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You will arise(x) and have compassion(y) on Zion, for it is time(z) to show favor(aa) to her; the appointed time(ab) has come.
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Psalms 102:14
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For her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.
Psalms 102:15
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The nations will fear(ac) the name of the Lord , all the kings(ad) of the earth will revere your glory.
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Psalms 102:16
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For the Lord will rebuild Zion(ae) and appear in his glory.(af)
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Psalms 102:17
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He will respond to the prayer(ag) of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
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Psalms 102:18
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Let this be written(ah) for a future generation, that a people not yet created(ai) may praise the Lord :
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Psalms 102:19
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"The Lord looked down(aj) from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,
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Psalms 102:20
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to hear the groans of the prisoners(ak) and release those condemned to death."
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Psalms 102:21
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So the name of the Lord will be declared(al) in Zion and his praise(am) in Jerusalem
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Psalms 102:22
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when the peoples and the kingdoms assemble to worship(an) the Lord .
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Psalms 102:23
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In the course of my life[b] he broke my strength; he cut short my days.(ao)
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Psalms 102:24
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So I said: "Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days; your years go on(ap) through all generations.
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Psalms 102:25
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In the beginning(aq) you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens(ar) are the work of your hands.(as)
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Psalms 102:26
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They will perish,(at) but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.
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Psalms 102:27
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But you remain the same,(au) and your years will never end.(av)
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Psalms 102:28
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The children of your servants(aw) will live in your presence; their descendants(ax) will be established before you."
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