Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

A Psalm of David.

103 Bless the Lord, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name!² Bless the Lord, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits:³ Who forgives all your iniquities,Who heals all your diseases,⁴ Who redeems your life from destruction,Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,⁵ Who satisfies your mouth with good things,So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

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

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

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

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

²⁰ Bless the Lord, you His angels,Who excel in strength, who do His word,Heeding the voice of His word.²¹ Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.²² Bless the Lord, all His works,In all places of His dominion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!