From the recording God is My Refuge and Strength
Lyrics
But Thou O LORD Shall Endure Forever (Psalm 102)
Music by Steve Kuban ©2016
(Chorus is from Psalm 102:12, 21, 27)
v12. Thou O Lord shall endure forever
And thy remembrance unto all generations
Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Zion
For the time to favor her has come
v21. To declare the Name of the LORD in Zion
And His praise in Jerusalem
When the people are gathered together
And the kingdoms to serve YHVH
v1 Hear my prayer O LORD
Let my cry come unto thee
Hide not thy face from me
In the day when I am in trouble
Incline Thine ear unto me
In the day when I call answer me speedily
For my days are finished like smoke
And my bones are burned as a hearth
My heart is stricken
And withered like grass
So that I forget to eat my bread
By reason of the voice of my groanings
And my bones cling to my flesh
I'm like a pelican of the wilderness
I'm like an owl of the desert
I watch and am as a sparrow alone on the housetop
Mine enemies reproach me all the day
And they that deride me
Are sworn against me
For I have eaten ashes like bread
I've mingled my drink with my weeping
Because of thine indignation and wrath
For Thou has lifted me up
And cast me down
My days are like a shadow that declines
And I am withered like grass
But Thou O LORD shall endure forever
And Thy remembrance unto all generations
Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Zion
For the time to favor her has come
For Thy servants take pleasure in her stones
And favor the dust thereof
So the nations shall fear the Name of YHVH
And all the kings of the earth shall fear Thy glory
When the LORD shall build up
When the LORD shall build up Zion
He shall appear in His glory
He will hear the prayer of the afflicted
And not despise the cry of their heart
This shall be written for the generation to come
And the people which shall be created shall praise YHVH
For He has looked down from the height of His sanctuary in heaven
Did YHVH behold the earth
To hear the groaning of the prisoner
To lose those that are appointed unto death
To declare the Name of the LORD in Zion
And His praise in Jerusalem
When the people are gathered together
And the kingdoms to serve YHVH
And the kingdoms to serve YHVH
He weakened my strength in the way
He shortened my days
I said, "O my God, take me not away!"
Take me not away in the midst of my days
Thy years are throughout all generations
But Thou hast laid the foundations of the earth
And the heavens are the work of Thy hands
They shall perish but Thou shalt endure
Yea, all of them shall grow old
Like a garment and a vesture
But Thou O LORD shall change them
They shall be changed!
But Thou are the same, and Thy years shall have no end
The children of Thy servants shall continue
And their descendants shall be established before Thee
Before Thee Who are the same.
Yeshua HaMashiach
The Author and the Finisher of my faith
Who for the joy endured the cross
Despised the shame
And is sat down at the right hand of YHVH
Looking unto Him the Finisher of my faith
Today, yesterday, and forever
LORD Thou art the same, my King
And in the midst of all my troubles
Forever You remain the same
Forever You are YHVH
"I AM that I AM" is Your Name
Piano interlude
But Thou O LORD shall endure forever
And Thy remembrance unto all generations
Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Zion
For the time to favor her has come
To declare the Name of the LORD in Zion
And the praise in Yerushalayam
When the people are gathered together
And the kingdoms to serve YHVH
And the kingdoms will not pass away
And HIS Kingdom shall not pass away
Yesterday, today and forever
Yeshua HaMashiach is the same
Looking unto the Author and the Finisher
He's the source and the finisher of my faith
Yeshua, my Messiah, forever You reign
He is seated at the right hand of YHVH!
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