Psalm 103

Thanksgiving for Yahweh’s Compassion

103Of David.^a

¹Bless Yahweh, O my soul,

and all within me, bless his holy name.

²Bless Yahweh, O my soul,

and do not forget all his benefits:

³who forgives all your iniquity,

who heals all your diseases,

⁴who redeems your life from the pit,

who crowns you with loyal love and mercies,

⁵who satisfies your life with good

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

⁶Yahweh does deeds of justice

and judgments for all who are oppressed,

⁷who made known his ways to Moses,

his deeds to the people^b of Israel.

⁸Yahweh is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger^c and abundant in loyal love.

⁹He does not dispute continually,

nor keep his anger forever.

¹⁰He has not dealt with us according to our sins,

nor repaid us according to our iniquities.

¹¹For as the heavens are high above the earth,

so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.

¹²As far as east is from west,

so he has removed far from us the guilt of our transgressions.

¹³As a father pities^d his children,

so Yahweh pities^e those who fear him.

¹⁴For he knows our frame.^f

He remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are like the grass.

As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.

¹⁶When the wind passes over it, it is no more,

and its place knows it no longer.

¹⁷But the loyal love of Yahweh

is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,

and his righteousness to their children’s children,

¹⁸to those who keep his covenant

and remember to do his precepts.

¹⁹Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens,

and his kingdom rules over all.

²⁰Bless Yahweh, you his angels,

you mighty heroes who do his word

by obeying^g the sound of his word.

²¹Bless Yahweh, all you his hosts,

you his attendants who do his will.

²²Bless Yahweh, all his works,^h

in all the places of his dominion.

Bless Yahweh, O my soul.