American Standard Version (ASV) With Strong Codes

1. A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear[H8085] my prayer[H8605], O Jehovah[H3068], And let my cry[H7775] come unto thee[H935].

2. Hide[H5641] not thy face[H6440] from me in the day[H3117] of my distress[H6862]: Incline[H5186] thine ear[H241] unto me[H3117]; In the day when I call[H7121] answer[H6030] me speedily[H4118].

3. For my days[H3117] consume[H3615] away like smoke[H6227], And my bones[H6106] are burned[H2787] as a firebrand[H4168].

4. My heart[H3820] is smitten[H5221] like grass[H6212], and withered[H3001]; For I forget[H7911] to eat[H398] my bread[H3899].

5. By reason of the voice[H6963] of my groaning[H585] My bones[H6106] cleave[H1692] to my flesh[H1320].

6. I am like[H1819] a pelican[H6893] of the wilderness[H4057]; I am become as an owl[H3563] of the waste places[H2723].

7. I watch[H8245], and am become like a sparrow[H6833] That is alone[H909] upon the house-top[H1406].

8. Mine enemies[H341] reproach[H2778] me all the day[H3117]; They that are mad[H1984] against me do curse by me[H7650].

9. For I have eaten[H398] ashes[H665] like bread[H3899], And mingled[H4537] my drink[H8249] with weeping[H1065],

10. Because[H6440] of thine indignation[H2195] and thy wrath[H7110]: For thou hast taken me up[H5375], and cast me away[H7993].

11. My days[H3117] are like a shadow[H6738] that declineth[H5186]; And I am withered[H3001] like grass[H6212].

12. But thou[H3068], O Jehovah, wilt abide[H3427] for ever[H5769]; And thy memorial[H2143] name unto all[H1755] generations[H1755].

13. Thou wilt arise[H6965], and have mercy[H7355] upon Zion[H6726]; For it is time[H6256] to have pity[H2603] upon her[H4150], Yea, the set time is come[H935].

14. For thy servants[H5650] take pleasure[H7521] in her stones[H68], And have pity[H2603] upon her dust[H6083].

15. So the nations[H1471] shall fear[H3372] the name[H8034] of Jehovah[H3068], And all the kings[H4428] of the earth[H776] thy glory[H3519].

16. For Jehovah[H3068] hath built up[H1129] Zion[H6726]; He hath appeared[H7200] in his glory[H3519].

17. He hath regarded[H6437] the prayer[H8605] of the destitute[H6199], And hath not despised[H959] their prayer[H8605].

18. This shall be written[H3789] for the generation[H1755] to come[H314]; And a people[H5971] which shall be created[H1254] shall praise[H1984] Jehovah[H3050].

19. For he hath looked down[H8259] from the height[H4791] of his sanctuary[H6944]; From heaven[H8064] did Jehovah[H3068] behold[H5027] the earth[H776];

20. To hear[H8085] the sighing[H603] of the prisoner[H615]; To loose[H6605] those that are appointed[H1121] to death[H8546];

21. That men may declare[H5608] the name[H8034] of Jehovah[H3068] in Zion[H6726], And his praise[H8416] in Jerusalem[H3389];

22. When the peoples[H5971] are gathered[H6908] together[H3162], And the kingdoms[H4467], to serve[H5647] Jehovah[H3068].

23. He weakened[H6031] my strength[H3581] in the way[H1870]; He shortened[H7114] my days[H3117].

24. I said[H559], O my God[H410], take me not away[H5927] in the midst[H2677] of my days[H3117]: Thy years[H8141] are throughout all[H1755] generations[H1755].

25. Of old[H6440] didst thou lay the foundation[H3245] of the earth[H776]; And the heavens[H8064] are the work[H4639] of thy hands[H3027].

26. They shall perish[H6], but thou shalt endure[H5975]; Yea[H1086], all of them shall wax old like a garment[H899]; As a vesture[H3830] shalt thou change[H2498] them[H2498], and they shall be changed:

27. But thou art the same[H8141], And thy years shall have no end[H8552].

28. The children[H1121] of thy servants[H5650] shall continue[H7931], And their seed[H2233] shall be established[H3559] before thee[H6440].