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This is the prayer of a man who is weak and in trouble. He tells the Lord that he is very sad.

A young man's prayer[a]

102 Lord, please hear my prayer!
    Listen to me when I call to you for help.
Now that I am in trouble,
    please do not turn away from me.
Listen carefully to me.
Now that I am calling to you for help,
    please answer me quickly.

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Footnotes

  1. 102:1 The writer is weak and ill. He thinks that he will soon die while he is still a young man. But he hopes for a time when God will make his home in Jerusalem strong again. He prays that God will come to make his people safe from their enemies.