Psalm 102 Free Bible Version
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 A prayer from someone who is suffering and is tired out, pouring out their troubles to the Lord. Lord, please hear my prayer, my cry for help!
1 Oración del pobre, cuando estuviere angustiado, y delante de Jehová derramare su lamento. JEHOVÁ, oye mi oración, y venga mi clamor á ti.
2 Don't hide your face from me in my time of trouble! Turn and listen to me, and answer me quickly when I call.
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.
3 My life is disappearing like smoke; my body feels like it's on fire!
3 Porque mis días se han consumido como humo; y mis huesos cual tizón están quemados.
4 I'm like grass that's dried up, withered away—I even forget to eat!
4 Mi corazón fué herido, y secóse como la hierba; por lo cual me olvidé de comer mi pan.
5 All my groaning has worn me out; my bones show through my skin.
5 Por la voz de mi gemido mis huesos se han pegado á mi carne.
6 I'm like a desert owl, like a little owl among the ruins.
6 Soy semejante al pelícano del desierto; soy como el buho de las soledades.
7 I can't sleep. I'm like a lonely bird on a rooftop.
7 Velo, y soy como el pájaro solitario sobre el tejado.
8 My enemies taunt me all day long. They mock me and swear at me.
8 Cada día me afrentan mis enemigos; los que se enfurecen contra mí, hanse contra mí conjurado.
9 Ashes are the food I eat; my tears drip into my drink,
9 Por lo que como la ceniza á manera de pan, y mi bebida mezclo con lloro,
10 because of your anger and hostility, for you have picked me up and tossed me away.
10 A causa de tu enojo y de tu ira; pues me alzaste, y me has arrojado.
11 My life is fading away like a shadow that lengthens—I'm withering away like grass.
11 Mis días son como la sombra que se va; y heme secado como la hierba.
12 But you, Lord, reign forever, your fame will last for all generations.
12 Mas tú, Jehová, permanecerás para siempre, y tu memoria para generación y generación.
13 You will take action and have pity on Jerusalem, for it's time to be kind to the city, the time has come.
13 Tú levantándote, tendrás misericordia de Sión; porque el tiempo de tener misericordia de ella, porque el plazo es llegado.
14 For the people who follow you love its stones; they value even its dust!
14 Porque tus siervos aman sus piedras, y del polvo de ella tienen compasión.
15 Then the nations will be in awe of who you are, Lord; all the kings of the earth will be in awe of your glory.
15 Entonces temerán las gentes el nombre de Jehová, y todos los reyes de la tierra tu gloria;
16 For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem; he will appear in glory.
16 Por cuanto Jehová habrá edificado á Sión, y en su gloria será visto;
17 He will pay attention to the prayers of the homeless; he will not disregard their requests.
17 Habrá mirado á la oración de los solitarios, y no habrá desechado el ruego de ellos.
18 Let this be recorded for generations to come, so that people yet to be born may praise the Lord:
18 Escribirse ha esto para la generación venidera: y el pueblo que se criará, alabará á JAH.
19 The Lord looked down from above, from the heights of his holy place; he looked down from heaven to the earth,
19 Porque miró de lo alto de su santuario; Jehová miró de los cielos á la tierra,
20 to respond to the groans of prisoners, to set free the children of death.
20 Para oir el gemido de los presos, para soltar á los sentenciados á muerte;
21 As a result the wonderful nature of the Lord will be celebrated with praise in Jerusalem,
21 Porque cuenten en Sión el nombre de Jehová, y su alabanza en Jerusalem,
22 when the people of many kingdoms gather together to worship the Lord.
22 Cuando los pueblos se congregaren en uno, y los reinos, para servir á Jehová.
23 But as for me, he broke my health while I was still young, cutting my life short.
23 El afligió mi fuerza en el camino; acortó mis días.
24 I cried out, “My God, don't take my life while I'm young! You are the one who lives forever.
24 Dije: Dios mío, no me cortes en el medio de mis días: por generación de generaciones son tus años.
25 Long ago you created the earth; you made the heavens.
25 Tú fundaste la tierra antiguamente, y los cielos son obra de tus manos.
26 They will come to an end, but you will not. They will all wear out, like clothes—you will change them, and throw them away.
26 Ellos perecerán, y tú permanecerás; y todos ellos como un vestido se envejecerán; como una ropa de vestir los mudarás, y serán mudados:
27 But you are the one who always is; your years never come to an end.
27 Mas tú eres el mismo, y tus años no se acabarán.
28 Our children will live with you, and our children's children will grow in your presence.”
28 Los hijos de tus siervos habitarán, y su simiente será afirmada delante de ti.
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
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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)