Psalm 103

The Love of God^f

103 Praise the Lord, my soul!

All my being, praise his holy name!

²Praise the Lord, my soul,

and do not forget how kind he is.

³He forgives all my sins

and heals all my diseases.

⁴He keeps me from the grave

and blesses me with love and mercy.

⁵He fills my life^g with good things,

so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.

⁶The Lord judges in favour of the oppressed

and gives them their rights.

⁷He revealed his plans to Moses

and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.

^8*The Lord is merciful and loving,

slow to become angry and full of constant love.

⁹He does not keep on rebuking;

he is not angry for ever.

¹⁰He does not punish us as we deserve

or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.

¹¹As high as the sky is above the earth,

so great is his love for those who honour him.

¹²As far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our sins from us.

¹³As a father is kind to his children,

so the Lord is kind to those who honour him.

¹⁴He knows what we are made of;

he remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵As for us, our life is like grass.

We grow and flourish like a wild flower;

¹⁶then the wind blows on it, and it is gone—

no one sees it again.

¹⁷But for those who honour the Lord, his love lasts for ever,

and his goodness endures for all generations

¹⁸of those who are true to his covenant

and who faithfully obey his commands.

¹⁹The Lord placed his throne in heaven;

he is king over all.

²⁰Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels,

who obey his commands,

who listen to what he says.

²¹Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers,

you servants of his, who do his will!

²²Praise the Lord, all his creatures

in all the places he rules.

Praise the Lord, my soul!