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Psalm 102 (103) Catholic Public Domain Version

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Notes on this text (4)

Psalm 102 in CPDV = Psalm 103 in RV1909.

CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me.
103:1 Salmo de David. BENDICE, alma mía, á Jehová; y [bendigan] todas mis entrañas su santo nombre.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses.
103:2 Bendice, alma mía á Jehová, y no olvides ninguno de sus beneficios.
3 He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities.
103:3 El es quien perdona todas tus iniquidades, el que sana todas tus dolencias;
4 He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.
103:4 El que rescata del hoyo tu vida, el que te corona de favores y misericordias;
5 He satisfies your desire with good things. Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle.
103:5 El que sacia de bien tu boca [de modo] que te rejuvenezcas como el águila.
6 The Lord accomplishes mercies, and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries.
103:6 Jehová el que hace justicia y derecho á todos los que padecen violencia.
7 He has made his ways known to Moses, his will to the sons of Israel.
103:7 Sus caminos notificó á Moisés, y á los hijos de Israel sus obras.
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
103:8 Misericordioso y clemente es Jehová; lento para la ira, y grande en misericordia.
9 He will not be angry forever, and he will not threaten for eternity.
103:9 No contenderá para siempre, ni para siempre guardará [el enojo].
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities.
103:10 No ha hecho con nosotros conforme á nuestras iniquidades; ni nos ha pagado conforme á nuestros pecados.
11 For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him.
103:11 Porque como la altura de los cielos sobre la tierra, engrandeció su misericordia sobre los que le temen.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us.
103:12 Cuanto está lejos el oriente del occidente, hizo alejar de nosotros nuestras rebeliones.
13 As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.
103:13 Como el padre se compadece de los hijos, se compadece Jehová de los que le temen.
14 For he knows our form. He has called to mind that we are dust.
103:14 Porque él conoce nuestra condición; acuérdase que somos polvo.
15 Man: his days are like hay. Like the flower of the field, so will he flourish.
103:15 El hombre, como la hierba son sus días: florece como la flor del campo.
16 For the spirit in him will pass away, and it will not remain, and he will know his place no longer.
103:16 Que pasó el viento por ella, y pereció: y su lugar no la conoce más.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, and even unto eternity, upon those who fear him. And his justice is with the sons of the sons,
103:17 Mas la misericordia de Jehová desde el siglo y hasta el siglo sobre los que le temen, y su justicia sobre los hijos de los hijos;
18 with those who serve his covenant and have been mindful of his commandments by doing them.
103:18 Sobre los que guardan su pacto, y los que se acuerdan de sus mandamientos para ponerlos por obra.
19 The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven, and his kingdom will rule over all.
103:19 Jehová afirmó en los cielos su trono; y su reino domina sobre todos.
20 Bless the Lord, all you his Angels: powerful in virtue, doing his word, in order to heed the voice of his discourse.
103:20 Bendecid á Jehová, vosotros sus ángeles, poderosos en fortaleza, que ejecutáis su palabra, obedeciendo á la voz de su precepto.
21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts: his ministers who do his will.
103:21 Bendecid á Jehová, vosotros todos sus ejércitos, ministros suyos, que hacéis su voluntad.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
103:22 Bendecid á Jehová, vosotras todas sus obras, en todos los lugares de su señorío. Bendice, alma mía, á Jehová.
Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.

  1. 1 Psalm 146:1–2; Psalm 57:7–11; 1 Corinthians 14:15; John 4:24; Psalm 111:1
  2. 2 Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 116:12; Psalm 105:5; Luke 17:15–18; Deuteronomy 6:12
  3. 3 Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 53:5; Jeremiah 17:14; Psalm 30:2; Psalm 41:3–4
  4. 4 Psalm 56:13; Psalm 71:23; Psalm 103:12; 1 Peter 5:4; Psalm 34:22
  5. 5 Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 107:9; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Psalm 63:5
  6. 6 Psalm 12:5; Psalm 9:9; Proverbs 14:31; Psalm 146:7; Psalm 72:12
  7. 7 Exodus 33:13; Psalm 147:19; Psalm 78:11; Nehemiah 9:14; Psalm 77:20
  8. 8 Psalm 86:15; Joel 2:13; Exodus 34:6–7; Psalm 145:8; Nahum 1:3
  9. 9 Isaiah 57:16; Psalm 30:5; Micah 7:18–19; Jeremiah 3:5; Jeremiah 3:12
  10. 10 Ezra 9:13; Nehemiah 9:31; Lamentations 3:22; Psalm 130:3; Daniel 9:18–19
  11. 11 Psalm 57:10; Luke 1:50; Psalm 36:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; Psalm 103:17
  12. 12 Isaiah 43:25; 1 John 1:7; Micah 7:18; Isaiah 38:17; Jeremiah 31:34
  13. 13 Luke 11:11–12; Hebrews 12:5–11; Luke 15:21–22; Psalm 103:17; Jeremiah 31:20
  14. 14 Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 10:9; Psalm 78:38–39; Genesis 3:19; Psalm 89:47
  15. 15 1 Peter 1:24; James 1:10–11; Isaiah 40:6–8; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 28:1
  16. 16 Isaiah 40:7; Job 20:9; Job 14:10; Job 7:6–10; Genesis 5:24
  17. 17 Psalm 100:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; 2 Timothy 1:9; Exodus 20:6; Romans 1:17
  18. 18 Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 132:12; Matthew 28:20; Luke 1:6; Exodus 24:8
  19. 19 Psalm 47:2; Philippians 2:9–10; Psalm 9:7; Psalm 11:4; 1 Peter 3:22
  20. 20 Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 148:2; Luke 1:19; Matthew 26:53; Luke 2:13–14
  21. 21 1 Kings 22:19; Nehemiah 9:6; Luke 2:13; Psalm 104:4; Joshua 5:14
  22. 22 Isaiah 42:10–12; Isaiah 49:13; Psalm 145:10; Psalm 148:3–12; Psalm 150:6

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

Articles and answers on this site that cite Psalm 103 (Hebrew/English numbering).

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 103.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CII)

    Behold, one poor man prayeth, and prayeth not in silence. We may therefore hear him, and see who he is: whether it be not perchance He, of whom the Apostle saith, "Though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich." If it is He, then, how is He poor?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 103:3 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IV, Chapters VIII–XII)

    Commit to truth whatsoever thou hast from the truth, and nothing shall thou lose; and thy decay shall flourish again, and all thy diseases be healed, and thy perishable parts shall be reformed and renovated, and drawn together to thee; nor shall they put thee down where themselves descend, but they shall abide with thee, and continue for ever before …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 103:20 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XIX)

    What He saith therefore is this: "As there all things are done without hindrance, and the angels are not partly obedient and partly disobedient, but in all things yield and obey (for He saith, Mighty in strength, performing His word'); so vouchsafe that we men may not do Thy will by halves, but perform all things as Thou willest." Seest …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 103:20 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XXIII)

    God's divine and blessed Angels do the will of God, as David said in the Psalm, Bless the Lord, all ye Angels of His, mighty in strength, that do His pleasure.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 103:4 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapters XI–XIII)

    For the tradition that has been given us by the quickening grace must remain for ever inviolate. He who redeemed our life from destruction gave us power of renewal, whereof the cause is ineffable and hidden in mystery, but bringing great salvation to our souls, so that to add or to take away anything involves manifestly a falling away from …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)