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1. A prayer for a time of suffering, when anyone feels weak and wants to tell their complaints to the Lord. Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help.
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1. A Prayer H8605 of the afflicted H6041 , when H3588 he is overwhelmed H5848 , and poureth out H8210 his complaint H7879 before H6440 the LORD H3068 . Hear H8085 my prayer H8605 , O LORD H3068 , and let my cry H7775 come H935 unto H413 thee.
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2. Don't turn away from me when I have troubles. Listen to me, and answer me quickly when I cry for help.
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2. Hide H5641 not H408 thy face H6440 from H4480 me in the day H3117 when I am in trouble H6862 ; incline H5186 thine ear H241 unto H413 me : in the day H3117 when I call H7121 answer H6030 me speedily H4116 .
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3. My life is passing away like smoke. My life is like a fire slowly burning out.
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3. For H3588 my days H3117 are consumed H3615 like smoke H6227 , and my bones H6106 are burned H2787 as H3644 a hearth H4168 .
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4. My strength is gone� I am like dry, dying grass. I even forget to eat.
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4. My heart H3820 is smitten H5221 , and withered H3001 like grass H6212 ; so H3588 that I forget H7911 to eat H4480 H398 my bread H3899 .
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5. Because of my sadness, I am losing so much weight that my skin hangs from my bones.
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5. By reason of the voice H4480 H6963 of my groaning H585 my bones H6106 cleave H1692 to my skin H1320 .
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6. I am lonely, like an owl living in the desert, like an owl living among old ruined buildings.
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6. I am like H1819 a pelican H6893 of the wilderness H4057 : I am H1961 like an owl H3563 of the desert H2723 .
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7. I cannot sleep. I am like a lonely bird on the roof.
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7. I watch H8245 , and am H1961 as a sparrow H6833 alone H909 upon H5921 the house top H1406 .
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8. My enemies insult me all the time. They make fun of me and use me as an example in their curses.
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8. Mine enemies H341 reproach H2778 me all H3605 the day H3117 ; and they that are mad H1984 against me are sworn H7650 against me.
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9. My great sadness is my only food. My tears fall into my drink.
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9. For H3588 I have eaten H398 ashes H665 like bread H3899 , and mingled H4537 my drink H8249 with weeping H1065 ,
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10. You were angry with me, so you picked me up and threw me away.
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10. Because H4480 H6440 of thine indignation H2195 and thy wrath H7110 : for H3588 thou hast lifted me up H5375 , and cast me down H7993 .
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11. My life is almost finished, like the long shadows at the end of the day. I am like dry and dying grass.
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11. My days H3117 are like a shadow H6738 that declineth H5186 ; and I H589 am withered H3001 like grass H6212 .
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12. But you, Lord, will rule as king forever! Your name will continue forever and ever!
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12. But thou H859 , O LORD H3068 , shalt endure H3427 forever H5769 ; and thy remembrance H2143 unto all generations H1755 H1755 .
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13. You will rise up and comfort Zion. The time has come for you to be kind to Zion.
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13. Thou H859 shalt arise H6965 , and have mercy upon H7355 Zion H6726 : for H3588 the time H6256 to favor H2603 her, yea H3588 , the set time H4150 , is come H935 .
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14. Your servants love her stones. They love even the dust of that city!
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14. For H3588 thy servants H5650 take pleasure in H7521 H853 her stones H68 , and favor H2603 the dust H6083 thereof.
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15. The nations will worship the Lord's name. All the kings on earth will honor you.
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15. So the heathen H1471 shall fear H3372 H853 the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 , and all H3605 the kings H4428 of the earth H776 H853 thy glory H3519 .
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16. The Lord will rebuild Zion, and people will again see her glory.
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16. When H3588 the LORD H3068 shall build up H1129 Zion H6726 , he shall appear H7200 in his glory H3519 .
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17. He will listen to the prayers of those in poverty. He will not ignore them.
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17. He will regard H6437 H413 the prayer H8605 of the destitute H6199 , and not H3808 despise H959 H853 their prayer H8605 .
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18. Write these things for future generations, so that they will praise the Lord.
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18. This H2063 shall be written H3789 for the generation H1755 to come H314 : and the people H5971 which shall be created H1254 shall praise H1984 the LORD H3050 .
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19. The Lord will look down from his Holy Place above. He will look down at the earth from heaven.
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19. For H3588 he hath looked down H8259 from the height H4480 H4791 of his sanctuary H6944 ; from heaven H4480 H8064 did the LORD H3068 behold H5027 H413 the earth H776 ;
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20. And he will hear the prisoner's prayers. He will free those who were condemned to die.
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20. To hear H8085 the groaning H603 of the prisoner H615 ; to loose H6605 those that are appointed H1121 to death H8546 ;
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21. Then people in Zion will tell about the Lord. They will praise his name in Jerusalem
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21. To declare H5608 the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 in Zion H6726 , and his praise H8416 in Jerusalem H3389 ;
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22. when nations gather together and kingdoms come to serve the Lord.
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22. When the people H5971 are gathered H6908 together H3162 , and the kingdoms H4467 , to serve H5647 H853 the LORD H3068 .
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23. My strength failed me. My life is cut short.
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23. He weakened H6031 my strength H3581 in the way H1870 ; he shortened H7114 my days H3117 .
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24. So I said, "Don't let me die while I am still young. God, you will live forever and ever!
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24. I said H559 , O my God H410 , take H5927 me not H408 away in the midst H2677 of my days H3117 : thy years H8141 are throughout all generations H1755 H1755 .
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25. Long ago, you made the world. You made the sky with your own hands!
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25. Of old H6440 hast thou laid the foundation H3245 of the earth H776 : and the heavens H8064 are the work H4639 of thy hands H3027 .
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26. The earth and sky will end, but you will live forever! They will wear out like clothes, and like clothes, you will change them.
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26. They H1992 shall perish H6 , but thou H859 shalt endure H5975 : yea, all H3605 of them shall wax old H1086 like a garment H899 ; as a vesture H3830 shalt thou change H2498 them , and they shall be changed H2498 :
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27. But you never change. You will live forever!
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27. But thou H859 art the same H1931 , and thy years H8141 shall have no H3808 end H8552 .
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28. We are your servants today. Our children will live here, and their descendants will come here to worship you."
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28. The children H1121 of thy servants H5650 shall continue H7931 , and their seed H2233 shall be established H3559 before H6440 thee.
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