1 耶和华啊！ 求你听我的祷告； 愿我的呼求达到你那里。 2 我在患难的日子， 求你不要向我掩面； 我呼求的时候， 求你留心听我， 并且迅速应允我。 3 因为我的年日好像烟一般消散； 我的骨头烧焦像炉中的炭。 4 我的心受创伤， 好像草一般枯干， 以致我连饭也忘了吃。 5 因我唉哼的声音， 我就渐渐消瘦（"我就渐渐消瘦"原文作"我的骨头紧贴着肉"）。 6 我像旷野的鹈鹕， 又像废墟里的猫头鹰。 7 我躺在床上警醒着， 就像屋顶上孤单的麻雀。 8 我的仇敌终日辱骂我； 嘲弄我的指着我赌咒。 9 我吃炉灰像吃饭一样； 我所喝的与眼泪混和。 10 这都是因为你的愤恨和烈怒； 你把我举起来， 又把我摔下去。 11 我的年日好像日影偏斜， 我也好像草一般枯干。 12 耶和华啊！ 你却永远坐着为王， 你可记念的名也必存到万代。 13 你要起来， 怜悯锡安， 因为现在是恩待锡安的时候； 所定的日期已经到了。 14 因为你的众仆人喜爱它的石头， 爱惜它的尘土。 15 万国都必敬畏耶和华的名； 世上列王都敬畏你的荣耀。 16 因为耶和华必建造锡安， 在他自己的荣耀里显现。 17 他要垂顾困苦人的祷告， 必不藐视他们的祈求。 18 这些事要记下来， 传给后代， 好使将来出生的人民可以赞美耶和华。 19 因为耶和华从他至高的圣所里垂看， 从天上观看大地， 20 为要垂听被囚的人的叹息， 解救定了死罪的人； 21 使人在锡安传扬耶和华的名， 在耶路撒冷传扬赞美他的话。 22 那时， 万民和万国必一同聚集， 要事奉耶和华。 23 耶和华在我壮年的时候， 使我的力量衰弱， 缩短我的年日。 24 所以我说： "我的 神啊！ 求你不要使我中年去世， 你的年数万代无疆。 25 你起初立了地的根基； 天也是你手的工作。 26 天地都要毁灭， 你却长存； 天地都要像衣服一样渐渐残旧； 你要更换天地如同更换衣物一样， 天地就被更换。 27 只有你永不改变， 你的年数也没有穷尽。 28 你仆人的子孙必安然居住； 他们的后裔必在你面前坚立。"

1 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 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 For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.4 Smitten as the herb, and withered, is my heart, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.5 From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.6 I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.7 I have watched, and I am As a bird alone on the roof.8 All the day mine enemies reproached me, Those mad at me have sworn against me.9 Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,10 From Thine indignation and Thy wrath, For Thou hast lifted me up, And dost cast me down.11 My days as a shadow [are] stretched out, And I -- as the herb I am withered.12 And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.13 Thou -- Thou risest -- Thou pitiest Zion, For the time to favour her, For the appointed time hath come.14 For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.15 And nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,16 For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,17 He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.18 This is written for a later generation, And the people created do praise Jah.19 For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,20 To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,21 To declare in Zion the name of Jehovah, And His praise in Jerusalem,22 In the peoples being gathered together, And the kingdoms -- to serve Jehovah.23 He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days.24 I say, `My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,` Through all generations [are] Thine years.25 Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands [are] the heavens.26 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 And Thou [art] the same, and Thine years are not finished.28 The sons of Thy servants do continue, And their seed before Thee is established!