Psalms 102
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Berean Standard Bible
1For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.
1Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.
2Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
3Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.
3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.
4My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
5Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.
5Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
6The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.
6I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
7He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel.
7I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
8The ford is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.
8All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
9He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.
9For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
10He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
10because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside.
11For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.
11My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.
12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.
12But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
13As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
14For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:
14For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
15Man’s days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.
15So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
16For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more.
16For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
17But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children’s children,
17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
18To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them.
18Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.
19The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.
19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
20Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.
20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
21Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.
21that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,
22Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
22when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
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23He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.
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24I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
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25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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26They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
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27But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.
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28The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”
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