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Davidic

Praise God, who Forgives

103 Bless the Lord, my soul,
    and all that is within me, bless[a] his holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul,
    and never forget any of his benefits:
He continues to forgive all your sins,
    he continues to heal all your diseases,
he continues to redeem your life from the Pit,[b]
    and he continuously surrounds you
        with gracious love and compassion.
He keeps satisfying you with good things,
    and he keeps renewing your youth like the eagle’s.

The Lord continuously does what is right,
    executing justice for all who are being oppressed.
He revealed his plans[c] to Moses
    and his deeds to the people of Israel.
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
    patient,[d] and abundantly rich in gracious love.
He does not maintain a dispute[e] continuously
    or remain angry for all time.
10 He neither deals with us according to our sins,
    nor repays us equivalent to our iniquity.

11 As high as heaven rises above earth,
    so his gracious love strengthens[f] those who fear him.
12 As distant as the east is from the west,
    that is how far he has removed our sins from us.
13 As a father has compassion for his children,
    so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.
14 For he knows how we were formed,
    aware that we were made from dust.

15 A person’s life is like grass—
    it blossoms like wild flowers,
16 but when the wind blows through it,
    it withers away and no one remembers where it was.
17 Yet the Lord’s gracious love remains
    throughout eternity for those who fear him
        and his righteous acts extend to their children’s children,
18 to those who keep his covenant
    and to those who remember to observe his precepts.
19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven
    and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Bless the Lord, you angels who belong to him,
    you mighty warriors who carry out his commands,
        who are obedient to the sound of his words.[g]
21 Bless the Lord, all his heavenly armies,
    his ministers who do his will.
22 Bless the Lord, all his creation,[h]
    in all the places of his dominion.

Bless the Lord, my soul.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 103:1 The Heb. lacks bless
  2. Psalm 103:4 I.e. the place of punishment in the afterlife
  3. Psalm 103:7 Lit. ways
  4. Psalm 103:8 Lit. slow of anger
  5. Psalm 103:9 Or not rebuke
  6. Psalm 103:11 MT phrase high as sounds like MT verb strengthens
  7. Psalm 103:20 So LXX 4QPsb; MT LXX read word
  8. Psalm 103:22 Lit. works; or deeds

Psalm 103

Of David.

Praise the Lord,(A) my soul;(B)
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(C)
Praise the Lord,(D) my soul,
    and forget not(E) all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins(F)
    and heals(G) all your diseases,
who redeems your life(H) from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,(I)
who satisfies(J) your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed(K) like the eagle’s.(L)

The Lord works righteousness(M)
    and justice for all the oppressed.(N)

He made known(O) his ways(P) to Moses,
    his deeds(Q) to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(R)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;(S)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(T)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love(U) for those who fear him;(V)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions(W) from us.

13 As a father has compassion(X) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(Y)
    he remembers that we are dust.(Z)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(AA)
    they flourish like a flower(AB) of the field;
16 the wind blows(AC) over it and it is gone,
    and its place(AD) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children(AE)
18 with those who keep his covenant(AF)
    and remember(AG) to obey his precepts.(AH)

19 The Lord has established his throne(AI) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(AJ) over all.

20 Praise the Lord,(AK) you his angels,(AL)
    you mighty ones(AM) who do his bidding,(AN)
    who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(AO)
    you his servants(AP) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(AQ)
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.(AR)