^{1 Ref} A Prayer of the afflicted when he is feeble, and before Jehovah poureth out his plaint. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, yea, my cry to Thee cometh.

^{2 Ref} Hide not Thou Thy face from me, In a day of mine adversity, Incline unto me Thine ear, In the day I call, haste, answer me.

^{3 Ref} For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.

^{4 Ref} Smitten as the herb, and withered, is my heart, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.

^{5 Ref} From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.

^{6 Ref} I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.

^{7 Ref} I have watched, and I am As a bird alone on the roof.

^{8 Ref} All the day mine enemies reproached me, Those mad at me have sworn against me.

^{9 Ref} Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

^{10 Ref} From Thine indignation and Thy wrath, For Thou hast lifted me up, And dost cast me down.

^{11 Ref} My days as a shadow `are' stretched out, And I -- as the herb I am withered.

^{12 Ref} And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.

^{13 Ref} Thou -- Thou risest -- Thou pitiest Zion, For the time to favour her, For the appointed time hath come.

^{14 Ref} For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.

^{15 Ref} And nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,

^{16 Ref} For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,

^{17 Ref} He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

^{18 Ref} This is written for a later generation, And the people created do praise Jah.

^{19 Ref} For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

^{20 Ref} To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,

^{21 Ref} To declare in Zion the name of Jehovah, And His praise in Jerusalem,

^{22 Ref} In the peoples being gathered together, And the kingdoms -- to serve Jehovah.

^{23 Ref} He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days.

^{24 Ref} I say, `My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,' Through all generations `are' Thine years.

^{25 Ref} Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands `are' the heavens.

^{26 Ref} They -- They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.

^{27 Ref} And Thou `art' the same, and Thine years are not finished.

^{28 Ref} The sons of Thy servants do continue, And their seed before Thee is established!