微读圣经

Affliction in Light of Eternity

A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord. Ps 142:2

1Lord, hear my prayer;

let my cry for help come before You. Ps 18:6; 39:12; 61:1

2Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.

Listen closely to me;

answer me quickly when I call. Ps 27:9; 31:2; 69:17

3For my days vanish like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace. Jb 30:30; Ps 31:10; Lm 1:13

4My heart is afflicted, withered like grass; Ps 37:2

I even forget to eat my food. Ezr 10:6; Jb 33:20

5Because of the sound of my groaning,

my flesh sticks to my bones. Jb 19:20; Lm 4:8

6I am like a desert owl, Or a pelican of the desert

like an owl among the ruins. Is 34:11; Zph 2:14

7I stay awake; Ps 77:4

I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

8My enemies taunt me all day long;

they ridicule and curse me. Ps 31:11; 69:19

9I eat ashes like bread

and mingle my drinks with tears Ps 42:3; 80:5

10because of Your indignation and wrath;

for You have picked me up and thrown me aside. Jb 30:22

11My days are like a lengthening shadow,

and I wither away like grass. Jb 8:9; Ps 109:23

12But You, Lord, are enthroned forever; Ps 9:7; Lm 5:19

Your fame endures to all generations. Ps 135:13

13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,

for it is time to show favor to her —

the appointed time has come. Is 60:10; Zch 1:12

14For Your servants take delight in its stones

and favor its dust. Neh 4:2; Lm 4:1

15Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh,

and all the kings of the earth Your glory, Ps 138:4; Is 60:3

16for the Lord will rebuild Zion;

He will appear in His glory. Ps 147:2; Is 60:1-2

17He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute

and will not despise their prayer. Ps 22:24

18This will be written for a later generation,

and a newly created people will praise the Lord: Dt 31:19; Ps 22:30-31; 78:6

19He looked down from His holy heights —

the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth Ps 14:2; 33:13; 53:2 —

20to hear a prisoner’s groaning,

to set free those condemned to die, Lit free sons of death Ps 79:11

21so that they might declare

the name of Yahweh in Zion

and His praise in Jerusalem, Ps 22:22

22when peoples and kingdoms are assembled

to serve the Lord. Ps 22:27; 86:9; Zch 8:20-23

23He has broken my Some Hb mss, LXX read His strength in midcourse;

He has shortened my days. Ps 39:5; 89:45

24I say: “My God, do not take me

in the middle of my life! Lit my days

Your years continue through all generations. Jb 36:26; Ps 90:2

25Long ago You established the earth,

and the heavens are the work of Your hands. Neh 9:6; Ps 96:5; Heb 1:10-12

26They will perish, but You will endure;

all of them will wear out like clothing.

You will change them like a garment,

and they will pass away. Is 34:4; 51:6; Mt 24:35

27But You are the same,

and Your years will never end. Mal 3:6; Jms 1:17

28Your servants’ children will dwell securely,

and their offspring will be established before You.” Ps 69:36; 89:4; 112:2