Salmos 102
Dios Habla Hoy
Oración de un afligido
(1) Oración de un afligido que en su desaliento da rienda suelta a su queja delante del Señor.
102 (2) Señor, escucha mi oración,
¡permite que mi grito llegue a ti!
2 (3) No escondas de mí tu rostro
cuando me encuentre angustiado;
¡dígnate escucharme!,
¡respóndeme pronto cuando te llame!
3 (4) Pues mi vida se acaba como el humo,
mis huesos arden como brasas,
4 (5) mi corazón está decaído
como la hierba marchita;
¡ni aun deseos tengo de comer!
5 (6) La piel se me pega a los huesos
de tanto gemir.
6 (7) Soy como una lechuza del desierto,
como un búho entre las ruinas.
7 (8) No duermo.
Soy como un pájaro solitario en el tejado.
8 (9) Mis enemigos me ofenden sin cesar
y usan mi nombre para maldecir.
9 (10) En vez de pan, como ceniza;
en mi bebida se mezclan mis lágrimas,
10 (11) por causa de tu enojo y tu furor,
pues me alzaste para derribarme después.
11 (12) Mis días pasan como una sombra;
me voy marchitando como la hierba.
12 (13) Pero tú, Señor, reinas por siempre;
¡tu nombre será siempre recordado!
13 (14) Levántate, compadécete de Sión,
pues ya se cumplió el tiempo;
¡ya es hora de que la perdones!
14 (15) Tus siervos aman sus piedras;
sienten dolor por sus ruinas.
15 (16) Todas las naciones y reyes de la tierra
honrarán el nombre glorioso del Señor
16 (17) cuando él reconstruya a Sión
y aparezca en su gloria,
17 (18) cuando atienda a la oración del desamparado
y no desoiga sus ruegos.
18 (19) Que esto quede escrito
para las generaciones futuras,
para que alaben al Señor
los que aún han de nacer.
19 (20) El Señor miró la tierra desde el cielo,
desde su santa altura,
20 (21) para atender los lamentos de los prisioneros
y libertar a los condenados a muerte;
21 (22) para que en Sión, en Jerusalén,
se proclame y se alabe el nombre del Señor
22 (23) cuando gentes de todas las naciones
se reúnan para adorarlo.
23 (24) Él me ha quitado fuerzas a medio camino;
ha hecho más corta mi vida.
24 (25) Yo le digo: «Dios mío,
no me lleves en la mitad de mi vida.»
¡Tus años no tienen fin!
25 (26) Afirmaste la tierra desde el principio;
tú mismo hiciste el cielo.
26 (27) Todo ello dejará de existir,
pero tú permaneces firme.
Todo ello se gastará, como la ropa;
¡tú lo cambiarás y quedará cambiado,
como quien se cambia de ropa!
27 (28) Pero tú eres el mismo;
tus años nunca terminarán.
28 (29) Darás seguridad a los descendientes de tus siervos;
en tu presencia misma los establecerás.
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.
Psalm 102
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Psalm 102
A Prayer of the afflicted; when he is overwhelmed and faint and pours out his complaint to God.
1 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to You.
2 Hide not Your face from me in the day when I am in distress! Incline Your ear to me; in the day when I call, answer me speedily.
3 For my days consume away like smoke, and my bones burn like a firebrand or like a hearth.
4 My heart is smitten like grass and withered, so that [in absorption] I forget to eat my food.
5 By reason of my loud groaning [from suffering and trouble] my flesh cleaves to my bones.
6 I am like a melancholy pelican or vulture of the wilderness; I am like a [desolate] owl of the waste places.
7 I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning], like a bereaved sparrow alone on the housetop.
8 My adversaries taunt and reproach me all the day; and they who are angry with me use my name as a curse.
9 For I have eaten the ashes [in which I sat] as if they were bread and have mingled my drink with weeping
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath, for You have taken me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like an evening shadow that stretches out and declines [with the sun]; and I am withered like grass.
12 But You, O Lord, are enthroned forever; and the fame of Your name endures to all generations.
13 You will arise and have mercy and loving-kindness for Zion, for it is time to have pity and compassion for her; yes, the set time has come [the moment designated].(A)
14 For Your servants take [melancholy] pleasure in the stones [of her ruins] and show pity for her dust.
15 So the nations shall fear and worshipfully revere the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth Your glory.(B)
16 When the Lord builds up Zion, He will appear in His glory;
17 He will regard the plea of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
18 Let this be recorded for the generation yet unborn, that a people yet to be created shall praise the Lord.
19 For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary, from heaven did the Lord behold the earth,
20 To hear the sighing and groaning of the prisoner, to loose those who are appointed to death,
21 So that men may declare the name of the Lord in Zion and His praise in Jerusalem
22 When peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to worship and serve the Lord.
23 He has afflicted and weakened my strength, humbling and bringing me low [with sorrow] in the way; He has shortened my days [aging me prematurely].
24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days, You Whose years continue throughout all generations.
25 At the beginning You existed and laid the foundations of the earth; the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 They shall perish, but You shall remain and endure; yes, all of them shall wear out and become old like a garment. Like clothing You shall change them, and they shall be changed and pass away.
27 But You remain the same, and Your years shall have no end.(C)
28 The children of Your servants shall dwell safely and continue, and their descendants shall be established before You.
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