Psalm 102, a heartfelt prayer in times of trouble, speaks to the depths of human distress with honesty and vulnerability.
It is a timeless expression of the psalmist’s anguish and longing for divine intervention during a difficult period.
In simple yet profound language, the psalm acknowledges the frailty of the human condition and implores God for mercy and restoration.
This prayer resonates with anyone who has faced hardship, offering solace and a reminder that even in the darkest moments, there is hope in turning to the Divine for strength and comfort.
Psalm 102 is a good prayer to pour out your anguish to the Lord when you are afflicted and are wasting away.
Psalm 102 Prayer
2 Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry come to you.
3 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.
4 For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn away as in a furnace.
5 My heart is withered, dried up like grass, too wasted to eat my food.
6 From my loud groaning I become just skin and bones.
7 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
8 I lie awake and moan, like a lone sparrow on the roof.
9 All day long my enemies taunt me; in their rage, they make my name a curse.
10 I eat ashes like bread, mingle my drink with tears.
11 Because of your furious wrath, you lifted me up just to cast me down.
12 My days are like a lengthening shadow; I wither like the grass.
13 But you, Lord, are enthroned forever; your renown is for all generations.
14 You will again show mercy to Zion; now is the time for pity; the appointed time has come.
15 Its stones are dear to your servants; its dust moves them to pity.
16 The nations shall fear your name, Lord, all the kings of the earth, your glory,
17 Once the Lord has rebuilt Zion and appeared in glory,
18 Heeding the plea of the lowly, not scorning their prayer.
19 Let this be written for the next generation, for a people not yet born, that they may praise the Lord:
20 “The Lord looked down from the holy heights, viewed the earth from heaven,
21 To attend to the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die.”
22 Then the Lord’s name will be declared on Zion, his praise in Jerusalem,
23 When peoples and kingdoms gather to serve the Lord.
24 He has shattered my strength in mid-course, has cut short my days.
25 I plead, O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days. Your years last through all generations.
26 Of old you laid the earth’s foundations; the heavens are the work of your hands.
27 They perish, but you remain; they all wear out like a garment; Like clothing you change them and they are changed,
28 but you are the same, your years have no end.
29 May the children of your servants live on; may their descendants live in your presence.
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