| 1 | The prayer of the pauper, when he was anxious, and so he poured out his petition in the sight of the Lord. |
| 2 | O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my outcry reach you. |
| 3 | Do not turn your face away from me. In whatever day that I am in trouble, incline your ear to me. In whatever day that I will call upon you, heed me quickly. |
| 4 | For my days have faded away like smoke, and my bones have dried out like firewood. |
| 5 | I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread. |
| 6 | Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh. |
| 7 | I have become like a pelican in solitude. I have become like a night raven in a house. |
| 8 | I have kept vigil, and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof. |
| 9 | All day long my enemies reproached me, and those who praised me swore oaths against me. |
| 10 | For I chewed on ashes like bread, and I mixed weeping into my drink. |
| 11 | By the face of your anger and indignation, you lifted me up and threw me down. |
| 12 | My days have declined like a shadow, and I have dried out like hay. |
| 13 | But you, O Lord, endure for eternity, and your memorial is from generation to generation. |
| 14 | You will rise up and take pity on Zion, for it is time for its mercy, for the time has come. |
| 15 | For its stones have pleased your servants, and they will take pity on its land. |
| 16 | And the Gentiles will fear your name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth your glory. |
| 17 | For the Lord has built up Zion, and he will be seen in his glory. |
| 18 | He has noticed of the prayer of the humble, and he has not despised their petition. |
| 19 | Let these things be written in another generation, and the people who will be created will praise the Lord. |
| 20 | For he has gazed from his high sanctuary. From heaven, the Lord has beheld the earth. |
| 21 | So may he hear the groans of those in shackles, in order that he may release the sons of the slain. |
| 22 | So may they announce the name of the Lord in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem: |
| 23 | while the people convene, along with kings, in order that they may serve the Lord. |
| 24 | He responded to him in the way of his virtue: Declare to me the brevity of my days. |
| 25 | Do not call me back in the middle of my days: your years are from generation to generation. |
| 26 | In the beginning, O Lord, you founded the earth. And the heavens are the work of your hands. |
| 27 | They will perish, but you remain. And all will grow old like a garment. And, like a blanket, you will change them, and they will be changed. |
| 28 | Yet you are ever yourself, and your years will not decline. |
| 29 | The sons of your servants will live, and their offspring will be guided aright in every age. |
