El panorama
Salmos 103 abre con “Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”, cambia cerca del versículo 11 con “For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear…” y termina con “Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Salmos · Versión King James · 22Salmos 103:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy…
Salmos 103:1–8 abre con “Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” y llega a “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Salmos 103 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
Salmos 103:1-8
Versión King James1Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2Bless the LORD , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Salmos 103:9-16
Versículos 9–16: He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
Salmos 103:9–16 abre con “He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.” y llega a “For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Salmos 103 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen always, anger, chide. Su relación con los versículos 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Salmos 103:9-16
Versión King James9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Salmos 103:17-22
Versículos 17–22: The mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that…
Salmos 103:17–22 abre con “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his…” y llega a “Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my soul.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Salmos 103 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen everlasting, children, children’s. Su relación con los versículos 18 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Salmos 103:17-22
Versión King James17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20Bless the LORD , ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21Bless ye the LORD , all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my soul.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Psalms 103:1 comienza con “Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Psalms 103:17 forma un giro natural: “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;”
La nota final
Psalms 103:22 deja al lector con “Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my soul.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, Bless, children, fear, mercy, soul ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.