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Salmo 103 (102)

Bendecid todos al Señor

103 De David.
Bendice, alma mía, al Señor
y todo mi ser a su santo nombre.
Bendice, alma mía, al Señor,
no te olvides de sus favores.
Él perdona todos tus pecados,
él sana todos tus males;
él libra tu vida de la fosa,
te corona de amor y de ternura;
colma de bienes tu existencia,
y tú te rejuveneces como un águila.
El Señor imparte justicia
y derecho a los oprimidos.
Mostró sus caminos a Moisés,
a los hijos de Israel sus proezas.
El Señor es clemente y compasivo,
paciente y lleno de amor.
No estará para siempre litigando,
no estará eternamente resentido.
10 No nos trata según nuestros pecados,
no nos paga según nuestras culpas.
11 Pues como el cielo dista de la tierra
abunda su amor para con sus fieles;
12 como está lejos el este del oeste,
él aleja nuestras faltas de nosotros.
13 Como un padre quiere a sus hijos,
el Señor quiere a sus fieles.
14 Conoce cuál es nuestro origen,
recuerda que somos polvo.
15 Como hierba es la vida humana,
como la flor del campo florece;
16 la azota el viento y no existe,
no vuelve a saberse dónde estuvo.
17 Mas el amor del Señor dura por siempre,
nunca abandona a quienes le honran;
su justicia llega a los hijos de sus hijos,
18 a aquellos que respetan su alianza,
que recuerdan sus preceptos y los cumplen.
19 El Señor erige su trono en el cielo,
su realeza lo domina todo.
20 Bendecid al Señor, ángeles suyos,
valerosos guerreros que cumplís sus órdenes
y prestáis atención a su palabra.
21 Bendecid al Señor sus ejércitos todos,
servidores suyos que hacéis su voluntad.
22 Bendecid al Señor todas sus obras,
en todos los lugares que él domina.
¡Bendice, alma mía, al Señor!

103 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.

Thanksgiving for Yahweh’s Compassion

Of David.[a]

103 Bless Yahweh, O my soul,
and all within me, bless his holy name.
Bless Yahweh, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits:
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with loyal love and mercies,
who satisfies your life with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Yahweh does deeds of justice
and judgments for all who are oppressed,
who made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people[b] of Israel.
Yahweh is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger[c] and abundant in loyal love.
He does not dispute continually,
nor keep his anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
nor repaid us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.
12 As far as east is from west,
so he has removed far from us the guilt of our transgressions.
13 As a father pities[d] his children,
so Yahweh pities[e] those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame.[f]
He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like the grass.
As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.
16 When the wind passes over it, it is no more,
and its place knows it no longer.
17 But the loyal love of Yahweh
is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to their children’s children,
18 to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his precepts.
19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless Yahweh, you his angels,
you mighty heroes who do his word
by obeying[g] the sound of his word.
21 Bless Yahweh, all you his hosts,
you his attendants who do his will.
22 Bless Yahweh, all his works,[h]
in all the places of his dominion.
Bless Yahweh, O my soul.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 103:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 103:7 Literally “sons”
  3. Psalm 103:8 Literally “long of nostrils”
  4. Psalm 103:13 Or “shows compassion to”
  5. Psalm 103:13 Or “shows compassion to”
  6. Psalm 103:14 That is, how we are formed
  7. Psalm 103:20 Literally “hearing”
  8. Psalm 103:22 That is, created things