תהילים ק״ב
Psalms 102
Hebrew
תְּ֭פִלָּה לְעָנִ֣י כִֽי־יַעֲטֹ֑ף וְלִפְנֵ֥י יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ יְ֭הֹוָה שִׁמְעָ֣ה תְפִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ תָבֽוֹא׃ אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֬ר פָּנֶ֨יךָ ׀ מִמֶּנִּי֮ בְּי֢וֹם צַ֫ר־לִ֥י הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַ֥י אׇזְנֶ֑ךָ בְּי֥וֹם אֶ֝קְרָ֗א מַהֵ֥ר עֲנֵֽנִי׃ כִּֽי־כָל֣וּ בְעָשָׁ֣ן יָמָ֑י וְ֝עַצְמוֹתַ֗י כְּמוֹקֵ֥ד נִחָֽרוּ׃ הוּכָּה־כָעֵ֣שֶׂב וַיִּבַ֣שׁ לִבִּ֑י כִּֽי־שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי מֵאֲכֹ֥ל לַחְמִֽי׃ מִקּ֥וֹל אַנְחָתִ֑י דָּבְקָ֥ה עַ֝צְמִ֗י לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃ דָּ֭מִיתִי לִקְאַ֣ת מִדְבָּ֑ר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּכ֣וֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃ שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי וָאֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹר בּוֹדֵ֥ד עַל־גָּֽג׃ כׇּל־הַ֭יּוֹם חֵרְפ֣וּנִי אוֹיְבָ֑י מְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗י בִּ֣י נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃ כִּי־אֵ֭פֶר כַּלֶּ֣חֶם אָכָ֑לְתִּי וְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗י בִּבְכִ֥י מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ מִפְּנֵֽי־זַעַמְךָ֥ וְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃ יָ֭מַי כְּצֵ֣ל נָט֑וּי וַ֝אֲנִ֗י כָּעֵ֥שֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃ וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הֹוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וְ֝זִכְרְךָ֗ לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר׃ אַתָּ֣ה תָ֭קוּם תְּרַחֵ֣ם צִיּ֑וֹן כִּי־עֵ֥ת לְ֝חֶֽנְנָ֗הּ כִּי־בָ֥א מוֹעֵֽד׃ כִּי־רָצ֣וּ עֲ֭בָדֶיךָ אֶת־אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְֽאֶת־עֲפָרָ֥הּ יְחֹנֵֽנוּ׃ וְיִֽירְא֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה וְֽכׇל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אֶת־כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ כִּי־בָנָ֣ה יְהֹוָ֣ה צִיּ֑וֹן נִ֝רְאָ֗ה בִּכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃ פָּ֭נָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת הָעַרְעָ֑ר וְלֹא־בָ֝זָ֗ה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽם׃ תִּכָּ֣תֶב זֹ֭את לְד֣וֹר אַחֲר֑וֹן וְעַ֥ם נִ֝בְרָ֗א יְהַלֶּל־יָֽהּ׃ כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁקִיף מִמְּר֣וֹם קׇדְשׁ֑וֹ יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה מִשָּׁמַ֤יִם ׀ אֶל־אֶ֬רֶץ הִבִּֽיט׃ לִ֭שְׁמֹעַ אֶנְקַ֣ת אָסִ֑יר לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַ בְּנֵ֣י תְמוּתָֽה׃ לְסַפֵּ֣ר בְּ֭צִיּוֹן שֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה וּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ בְּהִקָּבֵ֣ץ עַמִּ֣ים יַחְדָּ֑ו וּ֝מַמְלָכ֗וֹת לַעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־יְהֹוָֽה׃ עִנָּ֖ה בַדֶּ֥רֶךְ (כחו) [כֹּחִ֗י] קִצַּ֥ר יָמָֽי׃ אֹמַ֗ר אֵלִ֗י אַֽל־תַּ֭עֲלֵנִי בַּחֲצִ֣י יָמָ֑י בְּד֖וֹר דּוֹרִ֣ים שְׁנוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ לְ֭פָנִים הָאָ֣רֶץ יָסַ֑דְתָּ וּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ שָׁמָֽיִם׃ הֵ֤מָּה ׀ יֹאבֵדוּ֮ וְאַתָּ֢ה תַ֫עֲמֹ֥ד וְ֭כֻלָּם כַּבֶּ֣גֶד יִבְל֑וּ כַּלְּב֖וּשׁ תַּחֲלִיפֵ֣ם וְֽיַחֲלֹֽפוּ׃ וְאַתָּה־ה֑וּא וּ֝שְׁנוֹתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִתָּֽמּוּ׃ בְּנֵֽי־עֲבָדֶ֥יךָ יִשְׁכּ֑וֹנוּ וְ֝זַרְעָ֗ם לְפָנֶ֥יךָ יִכּֽוֹן׃ {פ}
English Translation
A prayer of one who is lowly and faint, pouring forth a plea before GOD. O ETERNAL One, hear my prayer;
let my cry come before You. Do not hide Your face from me
in my time of trouble;
turn Your ear to me;
when I cry, answer me speedily. For my days have vanished like smoke
and my bones are charred like a hearth. My body is stricken and withered like grass;
too wastedatoo wasted In contrast to others “I forget.” to eat my food; on account of my vehement groaning
my bones show through my skin.bshow through my skin Lit. “cling to my flesh.” I am like a great owl in the wilderness,
an owl among the ruins. I lie awake; I am like
a lone bird upon a roof. All day long my enemies revile me;
my deriders use my name to curse. For I have eaten ashes like bread
and mixed my drink with tears, because of Your wrath and Your fury;
for You have cast me far away. My days are like a lengthening shadow;
I wither like grass. But You, O ETERNAL One, are enthroned forever;
Your fame endures throughout the ages. You will surely arise and take pity on Zion,
for it is time to be gracious to her;
the appointed time has come. Your servants take delight in its stones,
and cherish its dust. The nations will fear the name of GOD,
all the kings of the earth, Your glory. For GOD has built Zion,
appearing in divine glory— turning to the prayer of the destitutecof the destitute Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
and not spurning their prayer. May this be written down for a coming generation,
that people yet to be created may praise Yah.dYah See note at 68.5. Looking down from the holy heights,
GOD beholds the earth from heaven to hear the groans of the prisoner,
to release those condemned to death; that GOD’s fame may be recounted in Zion,
with praises offered in Jerusalem, when the nations gather together,
the kingdoms, to serve GOD. My strength was drained in mid-course,
my days shortened. I say, “O my God, do not take me away
in the midst of my days,
You whose years go on for generations on end. Of old You established the earth;
the heavens are the work of Your hands. They shall perish, but You shall endure;
they shall all wear out like a garment;
You change them like clothing and they pass away. But You are the same, and Your years never end. May the children of Your servants dwell securely
and their offspring endure in Your presence.”
let my cry come before You. Do not hide Your face from me
in my time of trouble;
turn Your ear to me;
when I cry, answer me speedily. For my days have vanished like smoke
and my bones are charred like a hearth. My body is stricken and withered like grass;
too wastedatoo wasted In contrast to others “I forget.” to eat my food; on account of my vehement groaning
my bones show through my skin.bshow through my skin Lit. “cling to my flesh.” I am like a great owl in the wilderness,
an owl among the ruins. I lie awake; I am like
a lone bird upon a roof. All day long my enemies revile me;
my deriders use my name to curse. For I have eaten ashes like bread
and mixed my drink with tears, because of Your wrath and Your fury;
for You have cast me far away. My days are like a lengthening shadow;
I wither like grass. But You, O ETERNAL One, are enthroned forever;
Your fame endures throughout the ages. You will surely arise and take pity on Zion,
for it is time to be gracious to her;
the appointed time has come. Your servants take delight in its stones,
and cherish its dust. The nations will fear the name of GOD,
all the kings of the earth, Your glory. For GOD has built Zion,
appearing in divine glory— turning to the prayer of the destitutecof the destitute Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
and not spurning their prayer. May this be written down for a coming generation,
that people yet to be created may praise Yah.dYah See note at 68.5. Looking down from the holy heights,
GOD beholds the earth from heaven to hear the groans of the prisoner,
to release those condemned to death; that GOD’s fame may be recounted in Zion,
with praises offered in Jerusalem, when the nations gather together,
the kingdoms, to serve GOD. My strength was drained in mid-course,
my days shortened. I say, “O my God, do not take me away
in the midst of my days,
You whose years go on for generations on end. Of old You established the earth;
the heavens are the work of Your hands. They shall perish, but You shall endure;
they shall all wear out like a garment;
You change them like clothing and they pass away. But You are the same, and Your years never end. May the children of Your servants dwell securely
and their offspring endure in Your presence.”
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Psalms
Category
Tanach
Reference
Psalms 102
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