{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/102","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:31:30.423Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":102,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":101,"nextChapter":103,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.} Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Hide not thy face from me in the day <i>when</i> I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day <i>when</i> I call answer me speedily."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Mine enemies reproach me all the day; <i>and</i> they that are mad against me are sworn against me."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"My days <i>are</i> like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou shalt arise, <i>and</i> have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years <i>are</i> throughout all generations."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens <i>are</i> the work of thy hands."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"But thou <i>art</i> the same, and thy years shall have no end."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 102 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 102](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/102)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/102 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}