Psalm 102 Darby Translation
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah. Jehovah, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee.
1 Oración del pobre, cuando estuviere angustiado, y delante de Jehová derramare su lamento. JEHOVÁ, oye mi oración, y venga mi clamor á ti.
1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.
2 Hide not thy face from me: in the day of my trouble, incline thine ear unto me; in the day I call, answer me speedily.
2 No escondas de mí tu rostro: en el día de mi angustia inclina á mí tu oído; el día que [te] invocare, apresúrate á responderme.
2 Don’t hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
3 Porque mis días se han consumido como humo; y mis huesos cual tizón están quemados.
3 For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a torch.
4 My heart is smitten and withered like grass; yea, I have forgotten to eat my bread.
4 Mi corazón fué herido, y secóse como la hierba; por lo cual me olvidé de comer mi pan.
4 My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my flesh.
5 Por la voz de mi gemido mis huesos se han pegado á mi carne.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin.
6 I am become like the pelican of the wilderness, I am as an owl in desolate places;
6 Soy semejante al pelícano del desierto; soy como el buho de las soledades.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.
7 I watch, and am like a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
7 Velo, y soy como el pájaro solitario sobre el tejado.
7 I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.
8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; they that are mad against me swear by me.
8 Cada día me afrentan mis enemigos; los que se enfurecen contra mí, hanse contra mí conjurado.
8 My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
9 Por lo que como la ceniza á manera de pan, y mi bebida mezclo con lloro,
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
10 A causa de tu enojo y de tu ira; pues me alzaste, y me has arrojado.
10 because of your indignation and your wrath; for you have taken me up and thrown me away.
11 My days are like a lengthened-out shadow, and I, I am withered like grass.
11 Mis días son como la sombra que se va; y heme secado como la hierba.
11 My days are like a long shadow. I have withered like grass.
12 But thou, Jehovah, abidest for ever, and thy memorial from generation to generation.
12 Mas tú, Jehová, permanecerás para siempre, y tu memoria para generación y generación.
12 But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.
13 Thou wilt rise up, thou wilt have mercy upon Zion: for it is the time to be gracious to her, for the set time is come.
13 Tú levantándote, tendrás misericordia de Sión; porque el tiempo de tener misericordia de ella, porque el plazo es llegado.
13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour her dust.
14 Porque tus siervos aman sus piedras, y del polvo de ella tienen compasión.
14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust.
15 And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
15 Entonces temerán las gentes el nombre de Jehová, y todos los reyes de la tierra tu gloria;
15 So the nations will fear Yahweh’s name, all the kings of the earth your glory.
16 When Jehovah shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.
16 Por cuanto Jehová habrá edificado á Sión, y en su gloria será visto;
16 For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer.
17 Habrá mirado á la oración de los solitarios, y no habrá desechado el ruego de ellos.
17 He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
18 This shall be written for the generation to come; and a people that shall be created shall praise Jah:
18 Escribirse ha esto para la generación venidera: y el pueblo que se criará, alabará á JAH.
18 This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise Yah,
19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth,
19 Porque miró de lo alto de su santuario; Jehová miró de los cielos á la tierra,
19 for he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth,
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die;
20 Para oir el gemido de los presos, para soltar á los sentenciados á muerte;
20 to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,
21 That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,
21 Porque cuenten en Sión el nombre de Jehová, y su alabanza en Jerusalem,
21 that men may declare Yahweh’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,
22 When the peoples shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.
22 Cuando los pueblos se congregaren en uno, y los reinos, para servir á Jehová.
22 when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.
23 He weakened my strength in the way, he shortened my days.
23 El afligió mi fuerza en el camino; acortó mis días.
23 He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.
24 I said, My God, take me not away in the midst of my days! ...Thy years are from generation to generation.
24 Dije: Dios mío, no me cortes en el medio de mis días: por generación de generaciones son tus años.
24 I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.
25 Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:
25 Tú fundaste la tierra antiguamente, y los cielos son obra de tus manos.
25 Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou continuest; and all of them shall grow old as a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
26 Ellos perecerán, y tú permanecerás; y todos ellos como un vestido se envejecerán; como una ropa de vestir los mudarás, y serán mudados:
26 They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.
27 But thou art the Same, and thy years shall have no end.
27 Mas tú eres el mismo, y tus años no se acabarán.
27 But you are the same. Your years will have no end.
28 The children of thy servants shall abide, and their seed shall be established before thee.
28 Los hijos de tus siervos habitarán, y su simiente será afirmada delante de ti.
28 The children of your servants will continue. Their offspring will be established before you.”
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 18:6; Psalm 130:1–2; Exodus 2:23; Psalm 61:2; Psalm 142:2–3
- 2 Psalm 69:17; Psalm 27:9; Isaiah 8:17; Psalm 70:1; Psalm 88:2–18
- 3 James 4:14; Psalm 31:10; Lamentations 1:13; Job 30:30; Psalm 37:20
- 4 Isaiah 40:7; Psalm 37:2; Ezra 10:6; Acts 9:9; Matthew 26:37–38
- 5 Job 19:20; Proverbs 17:22; Lamentations 4:8; Psalm 32:3–4; Psalm 38:8–10
- 6 Zephaniah 2:14; Isaiah 38:14; Revelation 18:2; Isaiah 34:11–15; Job 30:29–30
- 7 Psalm 77:4; Lamentations 3:28–30; Mark 14:33–37; Psalm 130:6; Job 7:13–16
- 8 Acts 26:11; Romans 15:3; Psalm 69:9–10; Acts 23:12–35; Isaiah 65:15
- 9 Psalm 42:3; Job 3:24; Isaiah 44:20; Psalm 80:5; Lamentations 3:48–49
- 10 Psalm 38:3; 2 Corinthians 4:9; Lamentations 1:18; Psalm 90:7–9; Romans 3:19
- 11 Job 14:2; Psalm 109:23; Psalm 144:4; 1 Peter 1:24; James 4:14
- 12 Psalm 135:13; Lamentations 5:19; Exodus 3:15; Hebrews 13:8; Psalm 9:7
- 13 Galatians 4:4; Isaiah 40:2; Isaiah 60:1; Psalm 44:26; Psalm 69:35–36
- 14 Nehemiah 4:2; Ezra 1:5; Nehemiah 2:17; Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 4:10
- 15 1 Kings 8:43; Psalm 138:4; Isaiah 60:3–22; Zechariah 8:20–23; Revelation 11:15
- 16 Isaiah 60:1–2; Jeremiah 33:7; Psalm 147:2; Isaiah 2:2–3; Jeremiah 31:4
- 17 Nehemiah 1:6; Psalm 22:24; Psalm 72:12; Psalm 9:18; Jeremiah 29:11–14
- 18 Romans 15:4; Psalm 22:30–31; Isaiah 43:21; Psalm 78:4–6; 1 Peter 2:9–10
- 19 Deuteronomy 26:15; Psalm 14:2; Hebrews 9:23–24; 1 Kings 8:43; 2 Chronicles 16:9
- 20 Psalm 79:11; Psalm 146:7; Isaiah 61:1–3; Exodus 3:7; Zechariah 9:9–12
- 21 Psalm 22:22; Isaiah 51:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Ephesians 3:21; Psalm 79:13
- 22 Zechariah 8:20–23; Matthew 24:14; Isaiah 49:22–23; Isaiah 60:3–22; Psalm 22:27
- 23 Revelation 11:2–19; Psalm 89:38–47; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–12; Job 21:21; 2 Timothy 3:1–17
- 24 Habakkuk 1:12; Psalm 39:13; Isaiah 38:10–22; Psalm 102:12; Revelation 1:8
- 25 Genesis 1:1; Exodus 20:11; Jeremiah 32:17; Hebrews 1:10–12; Hebrews 3:3–4
- 26 Isaiah 51:6; Matthew 24:35; Luke 21:33; Isaiah 34:4; Revelation 20:11
- 27 Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17; Malachi 3:6; Revelation 1:8; Psalm 90:4
- 28 Psalm 69:35–36; Psalm 45:16–17; Isaiah 66:22; Psalm 89:4; Psalm 90:16–17
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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).
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“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).
In this Psalm, we ought to seek in the whole body of it what we find in the first verse: "Mercy and judgment will I sing unto Thee, O Lord" (ver. 1).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
The children of Thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established for ever;" pointing out plainly what things they are that pass away, and who it is that doth endure for ever--God, together with His servants.
So, then, by a humble piety we return to Thee; and thou purgest us from our evil customs, and art merciful unto the sins of those who confess unto Thee, and dost "hear the groaning of the prisoner," and dost loosen us from those fetters which we have forged for ourselves, if we lift not up against Thee the horns …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
On this account also one hath said, "My days have failed like smoke." He indeed was referring to their shortness of duration, and to their unsubstantial nature, but I would say that we should take what is said, not in this sense alone, but also as to their turbid character.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Hear David the Prophet saying, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands; they shall perish, but Thou remainest.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)