Psalm 103

Bless the Lord , O My Soul

1Bless the Lord , O my soul,[#22; Ps. 104:1]

and all that is within me,

bless his holy name!

2Bless the Lord , O my soul,[#1]

and forget not all his benefits,

3who forgives all your iniquity,[#Ex. 34:7; Isa. 33:24; Matt. 9:2; Mark 2:5; Luke 7:47]

who heals all your diseases,

4who redeems your life from the pit,[#Ps. 56:13]

who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

5who satisfies you with good[#Ps. 107:9]

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6The Lord works righteousness[#Ps. 146:7]

and justice for all who are oppressed.

7He made known his ways to Moses,[#Ex. 33:13; Ps. 25:4]

his acts to the people of Israel.

8The Lord is merciful and gracious,[#Ps. 86:15]

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

9He will not always chide,[#Isa. 57:16]

nor will he keep his anger forever.

10He does not deal with us according to our sins,[#Ezra 9:13]

nor repay us according to our iniquities.

11For as high as the heavens are above the earth,[#Ps. 36:5]

so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

12as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

13As a father shows compassion to his children,[#Mal. 3:17]

so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

14For he knows our frame;[#103:14 Or knows how we are formed]

he remembers that we are dust.

15As for man, his days are like grass;[#Ps. 90:5]

he flourishes like a flower of the field;

16for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,[#Isa. 40:7; #Ps. 37:36]

and its place knows it no more.

17But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,[#Ps. 25:6; #11]

and his righteousness to children’s children,

18to those who keep his covenant[#Deut. 7:9]

and remember to do his commandments.

19The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,[#Ps. 11:4; 93:2]

and his kingdom rules over all.

20Bless the Lord , O you his angels,[#Ps. 148:2; Luke 2:13]

you mighty ones who do his word,

obeying the voice of his word!

21Bless the Lord , all his hosts,[#Gen. 32:2; Josh. 5:14; 1 Kgs. 22:19]

his ministers, who do his will!

22Bless the Lord , all his works,[#Ps. 145:10]

in all places of his dominion.

Bless the Lord , O my soul!

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