Psalm 103:1-8

Common English Bible

Psalm 103

Of David.

103 Let my whole being^[a] bless the Lord!
    Let everything inside me bless his holy name!
²Let my whole being bless the Lord
    and never forget all his good deeds:
³    how God forgives all your sins,
    heals all your sickness,
⁴    saves your life from the pit,
    crowns you with faithful love and compassion,
⁵    and satisfies you with plenty of good things
        so that your youth is made fresh like an eagle’s.

⁶The Lord works righteousness;
    does justice for all who are oppressed.
⁷God made his ways known to Moses;
    made his deeds known to the Israelites.
⁸The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
    very patient, and full of faithful love.

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Footnotes

Psalm 103:1 Or soul; also in 103:2, 22

Luke 13:10-17

Common English Bible

Healing on a Sabbath

¹⁰Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. ¹¹A woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and couldn’t stand up straight. ¹²When he saw her, Jesus called her to him and said, “Woman, you are set free from your sickness.” ¹³He placed his hands on her and she straightened up at once and praised God.

¹⁴The synagogue leader, incensed that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded, “There are six days during which work is permitted. Come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath day.”

¹⁵The Lord replied, “Hypocrites! Don’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from its stall and lead it out to get a drink? ¹⁶Then isn’t it necessary that this woman, a daughter of Abraham, bound by Satan for eighteen long years, be set free from her bondage on the Sabbath day?” ¹⁷When he said these things, all his opponents were put to shame, but all those in the crowd rejoiced at all the extraordinary things he was doing.

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