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¹ And let my cry come to You. ² In the day that I call, answer me speedily. ³ And my bones are burned like a hearth. ⁴ So that I forget to eat my bread. ⁵ My bones cling to my skin. ⁶ I am like an owl of the desert. ⁷ And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop. ⁸ Those who deride me swear an oath against me. ⁹ And mingled my drink with weeping, ¹⁰ For You have lifted me up and cast me away. ¹¹ And I wither away like grass. ¹² And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. ¹³ Yes, the set time, has come. ¹⁴ And show favor to her dust. ¹⁵ And all the kings of the earth Your glory. ¹⁶ He shall appear in His glory. ¹⁷ And shall not despise their prayer. ¹⁸ That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. ¹⁹ From heaven the Lord viewed the earth, ²⁰ To release those appointed to death, ²¹ And His praise in Jerusalem, ²² And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. ²³ He shortened my days. ²⁴ Your years are throughout all generations. ²⁵ And the heavens are the work of Your hands. ²⁶ And they will be changed. ²⁷ And Your years will have no end. ²⁸ And their descendants will be established before You.”