102:2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! 1
Listen to me! 2
When I call out to you, quickly answer me!
102:3 For my days go up in smoke, 3
and my bones are charred like a fireplace. 4
102:4 My heart is parched 5 and withered like grass,
for I am unable 6 to eat food. 7
102:5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan,
my bones protrude from my skin. 8
102:6 I am like an owl 9 in the wilderness;
I am like a screech owl 10 among the ruins. 11
102:7 I stay awake; 12
I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
102:8 All day long my enemies taunt me;
those who mock me use my name in their curses. 13
102:9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread, 14
and mix my drink with my tears, 15
102:10 because of your anger and raging fury.
Indeed, 16 you pick me up and throw me away.