Main Thought:
The inscription of this psalm is “A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord.” And so it begins with poignant images of distress.
Psalm 102:1-7
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
let my cry come to you!
Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress!
Incline your ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call!
For my days pass away like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.
My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;
I forget to eat my bread.
Because of my loud groaning
my bones cling to my flesh.
I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,
like an owl of the waste places;
I lie awake;
I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
Hymn Verse
LSB 734:2 I Trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name
Bow down Your gracious ear to me
And hear my cry, my prayer, my plea;
Make haste for my protection,
For woes and fear
Surround me here.
Help me in my affliction. Amen.