Psalm 102
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
102 For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.
3 Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.
5 Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's.
6 The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.
7 He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.
13 As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
14 For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:
15 Man's days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.
16 For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children's children,
18 To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them.
19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.
20 Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.
21 Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
Psaumes 102
La Bible du Semeur
Prière d’un malheureux
102 Prière d’une personne dans l’affliction qui se sent défaillir et qui expose sa plainte devant l’Eternel[a].
2 O Eternel, ╵écoute ma prière
et que mon appel au secours ╵parvienne jusqu’à toi !
3 Ne te détourne pas de moi ╵en ce jour où je suis dans la détresse,
tends vers moi ton oreille ╵au jour où je t’appelle.
Hâte-toi de répondre !
4 Comme une fumée, mes jours passent.
J’ai comme un brasier dans les os.
5 Mon cœur est brisé, desséché, ╵comme l’herbe fauchée.
J’en oublie de manger ma nourriture.
6 A force de gémir,
je n’ai que la peau sur les os.
7 Je suis devenu comparable ╵à la corneille du désert,
je suis pareil au chat-huant ╵qui hante les lieux désolés.
8 Je reste privé de sommeil,
je ressemble à un oisillon ╵resté seul sur un toit.
9 Mes ennemis ne cessent ╵de m’insulter,
ils se moquent de moi ╵et maudissent les gens ╵en leur souhaitant mon sort.
10 Je me nourris de cendre ╵au lieu de pain,
et ma boisson ╵est mêlée de mes larmes[b].
11 Dans ton indignation ╵et ta colère,
tu m’as saisi, ╵et m’as jeté au loin[c].
12 Tout comme l’ombre[d] qui s’étire, ╵mes jours déclinent,
et moi, je me dessèche comme l’herbe.
13 Mais toi, tu sièges pour toujours, ╵ô Eternel,
et tu interviendras[e] ╵tout au long des générations.
14 Oui, tu te lèveras, ╵et de Sion ╵tu auras compassion !
L’heure est là de lui faire grâce,
le moment est venu :
15 tes serviteurs ╵ont ses pierres en affection,
ils restent attachés ╵à cette ville réduite en poussière[f].
16 Alors les autres peuples craindront l’Eternel,
tous les rois de la terre ╵reconnaîtront sa gloire.
17 L’Eternel rebâtit Sion
pour y paraître dans sa gloire.
18 Il a égard à la prière ╵de ceux qui sont dépossédés,
il ne méprisera pas leur requête.
19 Que cela soit mis par écrit ╵pour la génération future,
et le peuple qui sera créé louera Eternel.
20 Du haut de sa demeure sainte, ╵l’Eternel s’est penché vers nous.
Du ciel, il regarde la terre,
21 et il entend les plaintes des captifs ;
et il rendra la liberté ╵aux condamnés à mort,
22 pour que l’on publie en Sion ╵la renommée de l’Eternel,
sa louange à Jérusalem,
23 quand se rassembleront les peuples
et les royaumes tous ensemble, ╵afin d’adorer l’Eternel.
24 Il a réduit ma force ╵au milieu de ma course,
et abrégé mes jours ;
25 c’est pourquoi je m’écrie : ╵« Mon Dieu, ne me fais pas mourir ╵au milieu de mes jours,
toi qui subsistes d’âge en âge !
26 Tu as jadis fondé la terre,
le ciel est l’œuvre de tes mains.
27 Ils périront, mais tu subsisteras ;
tous s’useront comme un habit ;
comme on remplace un vêtement, ╵tu les remplaceras ╵et ils disparaîtront.
28 Mais toi, tu es toujours le même,
tes années ne finiront pas[g].
29 Les enfants de tes serviteurs ╵auront une demeure ;
sous ton regard, leur descendance ╵sera fermement établie. »
Footnotes
- 102.1 Le titre de ce psaume est unique en ce qu’il indique la circonstance de la composition mais non l’auteur du psaume.
- 102.10 Voir 42.4 ; 80.6.
- 102.11 Comme un tourbillon saisit des feuilles et les jette au loin.
- 102.12 Une ombre qui s’allonge le soir : allusion au soir de la vie.
- 102.13 Ou : ton culte persistera. Litt. souvenir…
- 102.15 Il s’agit des ruines de Jérusalem.
- 102.28 Les v. 26-28 sont cités en Hé 1.10-12.
Psalm 102
King James Version
102 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, O Lord, shall endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
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