Psalm 103

New King James Version

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

A Psalm of David.

103 Bless ^(A)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:
³^(B)Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who ^(C)heals all your diseases,
⁴Who redeems your life from destruction,
^(D)Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
⁵Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that ^(E)your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

⁶The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
⁷^(F)He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
⁸^(G)The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
⁹^(H)He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
¹⁰^(I)He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

¹¹For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
¹²As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He ^(J)removed our transgressions from us.
¹³^(K)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
¹⁴For He ^[a]knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵As for man, ^(L)his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
¹⁶^(M)For the wind passes over it, and it is ^[b]gone,
And ^(N)its place remembers it no more.
¹⁷But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
¹⁸^(O)To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

¹⁹The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And ^(P)His kingdom rules over all.

²⁰^(Q)Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who ^(R)do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
²¹Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
^(S)You ^[c]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
²²Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Notas al pie

Psalm 103:14 Understands our constitution
Psalm 103:16 not
Psalm 103:21 servants

James 3

New King James Version

The Untamable Tongue

3 My brethren, ^(A)let not many of you become teachers, ^(B)knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. ²For ^(C)we all stumble in many things. ^(D)If anyone does not stumble in word, ^(E)he is a ^[a]perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. ³^[b]Indeed, ^(F)we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. ⁴Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. ⁵Even so ^(G)the tongue is a little member and ^(H)boasts great things.

See how great a forest a little fire kindles! ⁶And ^(I)the tongue is a fire, a world of ^[c]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it ^(J)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of ^[d]nature; and it is set on fire by ^[e]hell. ⁷For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. ⁸But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, ^(K)full of deadly poison. ⁹With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made ^(L)in the ^[f]similitude of God. ¹⁰Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. ¹¹Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? ¹²Can a ^(M)fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? ^[g]Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom

¹³^(N)Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴But if you have ^(O)bitter envy and ^[h]self-seeking in your hearts, ^(P)do not boast and lie against the truth. ¹⁵^(Q)This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. ¹⁶For ^(R)where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. ¹⁷But ^(S)the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, ^(T)without partiality ^(U)and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸^(V)Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.