Psalm 102
New King James Version
The Lord’s Eternal Love
A Prayer of the afflicted, (A)when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
102 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry come to You.
2 (B)Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day that I call, answer me speedily.
3 For my days [a]are (C)consumed like smoke,
And my bones are burned like a hearth.
4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass,
So that I forget to eat my bread.
5 Because of the sound of my groaning
My bones cling to my [b]skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am like an owl of the desert.
7 I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
8 My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass.
12 But You, O Lord, shall endure forever,
And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.
14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
And show favor to her dust.
15 So the [c]nations shall (D)fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
16 For the Lord shall build up Zion;
(E)He shall appear in His glory.
17 (F)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.
18 This will be (G)written for the generation to come,
That (H)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
19 For He (I)looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,
20 (J)To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To release those appointed to death,
21 To (K)declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 (L)When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way;
He (M)shortened my days.
24 (N)I said, “O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
(O)Your years are throughout all generations.
25 (P)Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 (Q)They will perish, but You will [d]endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.
27 But (R)You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.
28 (S)The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 102:3 Lit. end in
- Psalm 102:5 flesh
- Psalm 102:15 Gentiles
- Psalm 102:26 continue
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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