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I am reading through the Psalms throughout the year and love to hear or sing hymns based on the words of the Psalm.
I’d like to propose that we share songs of Psalms based on the Psalms we may be reading each day, or a Psalm that particularly touches you.
Today, my reading plan has Psalms 101 (102*). Enjoy this Anglican chant of this Psalm.
Psalms 101 / Psalm 102
1 A prayer by a poor man, when he was depressed and poured out his supplication before the Lord. †
2
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry come to You.
3
Do not turn Your face from me;
In the day when I am afflicted, incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call upon You, hear me quickly.
4
For my days vanished like smoke,
And my bones burned up like firewood.
5
I was cut down like grass, and my heart became withered,
For I forgot to eat my bread.
6
Because of the sound of my groaning,
My bones cleaved to my flesh.
7
I have become like a pelican in a desert;
I have become like an owl in a ruined house;
8
I kept watch, and have become
Like a sparrow alone on a housetop.
9
My enemies reproached me all day long,
And those who praised me swore against me.
10
For I ate ashes like bread,
And mixed my drink with weeping
11
Because of the wrath of Your countenance and Your anger;
For You lifted me up and broke me down.
12
My days were far spent like a shadow,
And I am withered like grass.
13
But You, O Lord, remain forever,
And Your remembrance is from generation to generation.
14
When You rise up, You shall have compassion on Zion,
For it is time to have compassion on her, because the time is come;
15
For Your servants took pleasure in her stones,
And they shall have compassion for her dust.
* Orthodox Christians follow the Septuagint numbering, so this Psalm is 101 for us. For those who follow Masoretic text numbering, this is Psalm 102.
I’d like to propose that we share songs of Psalms based on the Psalms we may be reading each day, or a Psalm that particularly touches you.
Today, my reading plan has Psalms 101 (102*). Enjoy this Anglican chant of this Psalm.
Psalms 101 / Psalm 102
1 A prayer by a poor man, when he was depressed and poured out his supplication before the Lord. †
2
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry come to You.
3
Do not turn Your face from me;
In the day when I am afflicted, incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call upon You, hear me quickly.
4
For my days vanished like smoke,
And my bones burned up like firewood.
5
I was cut down like grass, and my heart became withered,
For I forgot to eat my bread.
6
Because of the sound of my groaning,
My bones cleaved to my flesh.
7
I have become like a pelican in a desert;
I have become like an owl in a ruined house;
8
I kept watch, and have become
Like a sparrow alone on a housetop.
9
My enemies reproached me all day long,
And those who praised me swore against me.
10
For I ate ashes like bread,
And mixed my drink with weeping
11
Because of the wrath of Your countenance and Your anger;
For You lifted me up and broke me down.
12
My days were far spent like a shadow,
And I am withered like grass.
13
But You, O Lord, remain forever,
And Your remembrance is from generation to generation.
14
When You rise up, You shall have compassion on Zion,
For it is time to have compassion on her, because the time is come;
15
For Your servants took pleasure in her stones,
And they shall have compassion for her dust.
* Orthodox Christians follow the Septuagint numbering, so this Psalm is 101 for us. For those who follow Masoretic text numbering, this is Psalm 102.
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