17 For the LORD shall build up Zion, and shall appear in his glory;

18 He will look upon the prayer of the helpless, and will not despise their supplication.

19 And these things shall be written for the generation to come, and the generation to come shall praise the Lord,

20 for he hath come down from his holy height, and the LORD hath looked down upon the earth from heaven,

21 to hear the groan of the prisoners, to loose the sons of death,

22 that they may proclaim in Zion the name of the Lord, and his praise in Jerusalem,

23 when the nations shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

24 He hath worn out my strength in the way, hath shortened my days.

E-25 I said, "My God! Do not rapture me in the half of my days. Thy years in the birth of childbirth.

26 In the beginning Thou didst founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands;

27 they shall perish, but Thou shalt remain; and they shall all be worn out like a garment, and as a garment Thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed;

28 but thou art the same, and thy years shall not end.

29 The sons of thy servants shall live, and their seed shall be established before thee.

Psalm 102

Psalm of David.

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all my inward beings are his holy name.

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his good works.

3 He forgives all thy iniquities, healeth all thy infirmities;

4 He delivereth thy life from the grave, He crowneth thee with mercy and mercies;

5 Thy desire is satisfied with good things: thy youth is renewed like an eagle.

6 The Lord does righteousness and judgment to all who are wronged.