1 The man talks to God: God, please hear my prayer and my cry. 2 The man asks God: Do not hide. Please listen and help now. ⏱️ 3 The man says: My days go fast like smoke. My bones feel hot like fire. ️ 4 The man says: My heart is weak like dry grass. I forget to eat. ️❌ 5 The man says: I cry a lot. I get thin. 6 The man says: I feel like a lonely owl in a dry land. ️ 7 The man says: I stay awake. I am like one small bird on a roof. 8 The man says: Bad men tease me all day. They use my name in a bad way. ️ 9 The man says: I sit in dust. I cry into my drink. 10 The man says to God: You are mad at me. You picked me up and threw me down. ➡️⬇️ 11 The man says: My days are like a short shadow. I am like dry grass. ️ 12 The man says to God: But You live for ever. People will say Your name always. ♾️ 13 The man says: You will stand up and help Your city now. ️ 14 The man says: Your people love even the rocks and dust of Your city. ️ 15 The man says: All lands and kings will see You are great and will fear You. 16 The man says: God will build His city again. He will show He is great. ️️✨ 17 The man says: He hears poor, hurt people when they pray. He will not push them away. ➡️ 18 The man says: Write this for kids not born yet, so they can thank God. ✍️ 19 The man says: God looked down from Heaven at the earth. ☁️⬇️ 20 The man says: He heard sad people in jail and set free people who would die. 21 The man says: Then they will say God’s name in His city and thank Him in the big city called Jerusalem. ️️️ 22 The man says: This will be when many people and kings meet to sing to God. 23 The man says: I feel weak. My days feel short. ⏳ 24 The man says to God: Please do not take me now. Your years go on and on. ⛔⏰♾️ 25 The man says to God: Long ago You made the earth. You made the sky with Your hands. ☁️ 26 The man says to God: Earth and sky will end one day, but You stay. You can fold them like old clothes. ☁️ 27 The man says to God: But You never change. Your years never end. ♾️ 28 The man says: Your people’s kids will live safe. Their kids will stand strong with You. ️