Psalm 102 (103) Clementine Vulgate
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 103 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering.
Psalm 102 in VUL = Psalm 103 in WEB.
1 Ipsi David. [Benedic, anima mea, Domino, et omnia quæ intra me sunt nomini sancto ejus.
103:1 By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 Benedic, anima mea, Domino, et noli oblivisci omnes retributiones ejus.
103:2 Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits,
3 Qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis; qui sanat omnes infirmitates tuas:
103:3 who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,
4 qui redimit de interitu vitam tuam; qui coronat te in misericordia et miserationibus:
103:4 who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies,
5 qui replet in bonis desiderium tuum; renovabitur ut aquilæ juventus tua:
103:5 who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 faciens misericordias Dominus, et judicium omnibus injuriam patientibus.
103:6 Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 Notas fecit vias suas Moysi; filiis Israël voluntates suas.
103:7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel.
8 Miserator et misericors Dominus: longanimis, et multum misericors.
103:8 Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
9 Non in perpetuum irascetur, neque in æternum comminabitur.
103:9 He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
10 Non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, neque secundum iniquitates nostras retribuit nobis.
103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.
11 Quoniam secundum altitudinem cæli a terra, corroboravit misericordiam suam super timentes se;
103:11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
12 quantum distat ortus ab occidente, longe fecit a nobis iniquitates nostras.
103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Quomodo miseretur pater filiorum, misertus est Dominus timentibus se.
103:13 Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
14 Quoniam ipse cognovit figmentum nostrum; recordatus est quoniam pulvis sumus.
103:14 For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
15 Homo, sicut fœnum dies ejus; tamquam flos agri, sic efflorebit:
103:15 As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 quoniam spiritus pertransibit in illo, et non subsistet, et non cognoscet amplius locum suum.
103:16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
17 Misericordia autem Domini ab æterno, et usque in æternum super timentes eum. Et justitia illius in filios filiorum,
103:17 But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children,
18 his qui servant testamentum ejus, et memores sunt mandatorum ipsius ad faciendum ea.
103:18 to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts.
19 Dominus in cælo paravit sedem suam, et regnum ipsius omnibus dominabitur.
103:19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
20 Benedicite Domino, omnes angeli ejus: potentes virtute, facientes verbum illius, ad audiendam vocem sermonum ejus.
103:20 Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.
21 Benedicite Domino, omnes virtutes ejus; ministri ejus, qui facitis voluntatem ejus.
103:21 Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
22 Benedicite Domino, omnia opera ejus: in omni loco dominationis ejus, benedic, anima mea, Domino.]
103:22 Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
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 VUL.
- 1 Psalm 146:1–2; Psalm 57:7–11; 1 Corinthians 14:15; John 4:24; Psalm 111:1
- 2 Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 116:12; Psalm 105:5; Luke 17:15–18; Deuteronomy 6:12
- 3 Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 53:5; Jeremiah 17:14; Psalm 30:2; Psalm 41:3–4
- 4 Psalm 56:13; Psalm 71:23; Psalm 103:12; 1 Peter 5:4; Psalm 34:22
- 5 Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 107:9; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Psalm 63:5
- 6 Psalm 12:5; Psalm 9:9; Proverbs 14:31; Psalm 146:7; Psalm 72:12
- 7 Exodus 33:13; Psalm 147:19; Psalm 78:11; Nehemiah 9:14; Psalm 77:20
- 8 Psalm 86:15; Joel 2:13; Exodus 34:6–7; Psalm 145:8; Nahum 1:3
- 9 Isaiah 57:16; Psalm 30:5; Micah 7:18–19; Jeremiah 3:5; Jeremiah 3:12
- 10 Ezra 9:13; Nehemiah 9:31; Lamentations 3:22; Psalm 130:3; Daniel 9:18–19
- 11 Psalm 57:10; Luke 1:50; Psalm 36:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; Psalm 103:17
- 12 Isaiah 43:25; 1 John 1:7; Micah 7:18; Isaiah 38:17; Jeremiah 31:34
- 13 Luke 11:11–12; Hebrews 12:5–11; Luke 15:21–22; Psalm 103:17; Jeremiah 31:20
- 14 Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 10:9; Psalm 78:38–39; Genesis 3:19; Psalm 89:47
- 15 1 Peter 1:24; James 1:10–11; Isaiah 40:6–8; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 28:1
- 16 Isaiah 40:7; Job 20:9; Job 14:10; Job 7:6–10; Genesis 5:24
- 17 Psalm 100:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; 2 Timothy 1:9; Exodus 20:6; Romans 1:17
- 18 Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 132:12; Matthew 28:20; Luke 1:6; Exodus 24:8
- 19 Psalm 47:2; Philippians 2:9–10; Psalm 9:7; Psalm 11:4; 1 Peter 3:22
- 20 Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 148:2; Luke 1:19; Matthew 26:53; Luke 2:13–14
- 21 1 Kings 22:19; Nehemiah 9:6; Luke 2:13; Psalm 104:4; Joshua 5:14
- 22 Isaiah 42:10–12; Isaiah 49:13; Psalm 145:10; Psalm 148:3–12; Psalm 150:6
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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).
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