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Psalm 103  English Standard Version

Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Of David.

103 (A)Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name!
2 (B)Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and (C)forget not all his benefits,
3 who (D)forgives all your iniquity,
    who (E)heals all your diseases,
4 who (F)redeems your life from the pit,
    who (G)crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who (H)satisfies you with good
    so that your youth is renewed like (I)the eagle's.

6 The Lord works (J)righteousness
    and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his (K)ways to Moses,
    his (L)acts to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is (M)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 (N)He will not always chide,
    nor will he (O)keep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us (P)according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For (Q)as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his (R)steadfast love toward (S)those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he (T)remove our transgressions from us.
13 As (U)a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord shows compassion (V)to those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame;[a]
    he (W)remembers that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are like (X)grass;
    he flourishes like (Y)a flower of the field;
16 for (Z)the wind passes over it, and (AA)it is gone,
    and (AB)its place knows it no more.
17 But (AC)the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on (AD)those who fear him,
    and his righteousness to (AE)children's children,
18 to those who (AF)keep his covenant
    and (AG)remember to do his commandments.
19 The Lord has (AH)established his throne in the heavens,
    and his (AI)kingdom rules over all.

20 Bless the Lord, O you (AJ)his angels,
    you (AK)mighty ones who (AL)do his word,
    obeying the voice of his word!
21 Bless the Lord, all his (AM)hosts,
    his (AN)ministers, who do his will!
22 (AO)Bless the Lord, all his works,
    in all places of his dominion.
(AP)Bless the Lord, O my soul!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 103:14 Or knows how we are formed

Cross references

  1. Psalm 103:1 : ver. 22; Ps. 104:1
  2. Psalm 103:2 : [See ver. 1 above]; ver. 22; Ps. 104:1
  3. Psalm 103:2 : Deut. 6:12; 8:11
  4. Psalm 103:3 : Ex. 34:7; Isa. 33:24; Matt. 9:2; Mark 2:5; [Luke 7:47]
  5. Psalm 103:3 : Ps. 107:20; 147:3; Ex. 15:26; [Matt. 8:17]
  6. Psalm 103:4 : See Ps. 56:13
  7. Psalm 103:4 : [Ps. 5:12]
  8. Psalm 103:5 : Ps. 107:9
  9. Psalm 103:5 : Isa. 40:31
  10. Psalm 103:6 : Ps. 146:7
  11. Psalm 103:7 : Ex. 33:13; [Ps. 25:4]
  12. Psalm 103:7 : [Ps. 78:11; Ex. 34:10]
  13. Psalm 103:8 : See Ps. 86:15
  14. Psalm 103:9 : Isa. 57:16
  15. Psalm 103:9 : Ps. 30:5; Jer. 3:5, 12; Mic. 7:18
  16. Psalm 103:10 : Ezra 9:13
  17. Psalm 103:11 : See Ps. 36:5
  18. Psalm 103:11 : Ps. 117:2
  19. Psalm 103:11 : ver. 13, 17; Luke 1:50
  20. Psalm 103:12 : [Isa. 38:17; 43:25; Mic. 7:19]
  21. Psalm 103:13 : Mal. 3:17
  22. Psalm 103:13 : [See ver. 11 above]; ver. 13, 17; Luke 1:50
  23. Psalm 103:14 : Ps. 78:39
  24. Psalm 103:15 : Ps. 90:5
  25. Psalm 103:15 : See Job 14:2
  26. Psalm 103:16 : Isa. 40:7
  27. Psalm 103:16 : Ps. 37:36
  28. Psalm 103:16 : See Job 7:10
  29. Psalm 103:17 : Ps. 25:6
  30. Psalm 103:17 : [See ver. 11 above]; ver. 13, 17; Luke 1:50
  31. Psalm 103:17 : Ex. 20:5, 6
  32. Psalm 103:18 : Deut. 7:9
  33. Psalm 103:18 : Ps. 19:8
  34. Psalm 103:19 : Ps. 11:4; 93:2
  35. Psalm 103:19 : Ps. 47:2; Dan. 4:17
  36. Psalm 103:20 : Ps. 148:2; [Luke 2:13]
  37. Psalm 103:20 : Ps. 78:25
  38. Psalm 103:20 : Matt. 6:10
  39. Psalm 103:21 : Gen. 32:2; Josh. 5:14; 1 Kgs. 22:19
  40. Psalm 103:21 : Ps. 104:4; Dan. 7:10; Heb. 1:14
  41. Psalm 103:22 : Ps. 145:10
  42. Psalm 103:22 : ver. 1, 2
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