103:1 [A Psalm of David.]
Bless the LORD, my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His holy name.
103:2 Bless the LORD, my soul,
And do not forget any of His benefits;
103:3 Who pardons all your guilt,
Who heals all your diseases;
103:4 Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with favor and compassion;
103:5 Who satisfies your ①years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
▷ ①Or desire
103:6 The LORD performs ①righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are oppressed.
▷ ①Or deeds of vindication
103:7 He made known His ways to Moses,
His deeds to the sons of Israel.
103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
103:9 He will not always contend with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds.
103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who ①fear Him.
▷ ①Or revere
103:12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.
103:13 Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who ①fear Him.
▷ ①Or revere
103:14 For He Himself knows ①our form;
He is mindful that we are nothing but dust.
▷ ①I.e., what we are made of
103:15 As for man, his days are like grass;
Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
103:16 When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place no longer knows about it.
103:17 But the ①mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting for those who ②fear Him,
And His justice to the children’s children,
▷ ①Or faithfulness ②Or revere
103:18 To those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts, so as to do them.
103:19 The LORD has established His throne in the heavens,
And His ①sovereignty rules over ②all.
▷ ①Or kingdom ②I.e., the universe
103:20 Bless the LORD, you His angels,
Mighty in strength, who perform His word,
Obeying the voice of His word!
103:21 Bless the LORD, all you His ①angels,
You who serve Him, doing His will.
▷ ①Lit hosts
103:22 Bless the LORD, all you works of His,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless the LORD, my soul!