Psalm 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless athe Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
And forget not all His benefits:
3 bWho forgives all your iniquities,
Who cheals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
dWho crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that eyour youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
7 fHe made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
8 gThe Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 hHe will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 iHe 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 jremoved our transgressions from us.
13 kAs a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
14 For He 1knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, lhis days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 mFor the wind passes over it, and it is 2gone,
And nits place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
18 oTo 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 pHis kingdom rules over all.
20 qBless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who rdo His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
sYou 3ministers 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!
Psalm 1–23
Psalm 1
The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly
1 Blessed ais the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the 1ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
bNor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But chis delight is in the law of the Lord,
dAnd in His law he 2meditates day and night.
ePlanted by the 3rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall fprosper.
But are glike the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For hthe Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom
And the people plot a 3vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the brulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His cAnointed, 4saying,
3 “Let dus break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens eshall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
6 “Yet I have 5set My King
6On My holy hill of Zion.”
7 “I will declare the 7decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
f‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
9 gYou shall 8break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
And rejoice with trembling.
12 9Kiss the Son, lest 1He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When hHis wrath is kindled but a little.
iBlessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
The Lord Helps His Troubled People
A Psalm of David aWhen He Fled from Absalom His Son.
1 Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!
Many are they who rise up against me.
2 Many are they who say of me,
“There is no help for him in God.”
Selah
3 But You, O Lord, are ba shield 1for me,
My glory and cthe One who lifts up my head.
4 I cried to the Lord with my voice,
And dHe heard me from His eholy hill.
Selah
5 fI lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
6 gI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me all around.
Save me, O my God!
hFor You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;
You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8 iSalvation belongs to the Lord.
Your blessing is upon Your people.
Selah
To the 1Chief Musician. With Stringed Instruments. A Psalm of David.
1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
2Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
2 How long, O you sons of men,
Will you turn my glory to shame?
How long will you love worthlessness
And seek falsehood?
Selah
3 But know that athe Lord has 3set apart for Himself him who is godly;
The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
cMeditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.
Selah
5 Offer dthe sacrifices of righteousness,
And eput your trust in the Lord.
“Who will show us any good?”
fLord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
7 You have put ggladness in
Psalm 22
The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah
To the Chief Musician. Set to 1“The Deer of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David.
1 My aGod, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
Why are You so far from helping Me,
And from the words of My groaning?
2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.
Enthroned in the bpraises of Israel.
They trusted, and You delivered them.
5 They cried to You, and were delivered;
cThey trusted in You, and were not ashamed.
6 But I am da worm, and no man;
eA reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 fAll those who see Me ridicule Me;
They 2shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 “He g 3trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
hLet Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
9 iBut You are He who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.
10 I was cast upon You from birth.
From My mother’s womb
jYou have been My God.
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.
12 kMany bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of lBashan have encircled Me.
13 mThey 4gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,
nAnd all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted 5within Me.
15 oMy strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And pMy tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.
16 For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
qThey 6pierced My hands and My feet;
rThey look and stare at Me.
18 sThey divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.
19 But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
tMy 7precious life from the power of the dog.
21 uSave Me from the lion’s mouth
And from the horns of the wild oxen!
vYou have answered Me.
22 wI will declare Your name to xMy brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
23 yYou who fear the Lord, praise Him!
All you 8descendants of Jacob, glorify Him,
And fear Him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But zwhen He cried to Him, He heard.
25 aMy praise shall be of You in the great assembly;
bI will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied;
Those who seek Him will praise the Lord.
Let your heart live forever!
Shall remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the 9nations
Shall worship before 1You.
28 cFor the kingdom is the Lord’s,
And He rules over the nations.
29 dAll the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
eAll those who go down to 2the dust
Shall bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep himself alive.
30 A posterity shall serve Him.
It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation,
31 They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.