Psalm 103

The Love of God

1 Praise the Lord, my soul! All my being, praise his holy name!

2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.

3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.

4 He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy.

5 He fills my life t with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.

6 The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed and gives them their rights.

7 He revealed his plans to Moses and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.

8  t The Lord is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

9 He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.

10 He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.

11 As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.

13 As a father is kind to his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor him.

14 He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.

15 As for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish like a wild flower;

16 then the wind blows on it, and it is gone— no one sees it again.

17 But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations

18 of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.

19 The Lord placed his throne in heaven; he is king over all.

20 Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels, who obey his commands, who listen to what he says.

21 Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers, you servants of his, who do his will!

22 Praise the Lord, all his creatures in all the places he rules. Praise the Lord, my soul!

In Praise of the Creator

Psalm 103

1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name.

2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

5 Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

6 Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

7 He made known his ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel.

8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

9 He will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.

11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

14 For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.

17 But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children;

18 To such as keep his covenant, And to those that remember his precepts to do them.

19 Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.

20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.

21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

22 Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.