Psalm 103:title–22

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.

A Psalm of David.

^1aBless the Lord, O my soul,

And all that is within me, bless His ^bholy name.

²Bless the Lord, O my soul,

And ^aforget none of His benefits;

³Who ^apardons all your iniquities,

Who ^bheals all your diseases;

⁴Who ^aredeems your life from the pit,

Who ^bcrowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

⁵Who ^asatisfies your ¹years with good things,

So that your youth is ^brenewed like the eagle.

⁶The Lord ^aperforms ¹righteous deeds

And judgments for all who are ^boppressed.

⁷He ^amade known His ways to Moses,

His ^bacts to the sons of Israel.

⁸The Lord is ^acompassionate and gracious,

^bSlow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

⁹He ^awill not always strive with us,

Nor will He ^bkeep His anger forever.

¹⁰He has ^anot dealt with us according to our sins,

Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

¹¹For as high ^aas the heavens are above the earth,

So great is His lovingkindness toward those who ¹fear Him.

¹²As far as the east is from the west,

So far has He ^aremoved our transgressions from us.

¹³Just ^aas a father has compassion on his children,

So the Lord has compassion on those who ¹fear Him.

¹⁴For ^aHe Himself knows ¹our frame;

He ^bis mindful that we are but ^cdust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are ^alike grass;

As a ^bflower of the field, so he flourishes.

¹⁶When the ^awind has passed over it, it is no more,

And its ^bplace acknowledges it no longer.

¹⁷But the ^alovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who ¹fear Him,

And His ²righteousness ^bto children’s children,

¹⁸To ^athose who keep His covenant

And remember His precepts to do them.

¹⁹The Lord has established His ^athrone in the heavens,

And His ^1bsovereignty rules over ²all.

²⁰Bless the Lord, you ^aHis angels,

^bMighty in strength, who ^cperform His word,

^dObeying the voice of His word!

²¹Bless the Lord, all you ^aHis hosts,

You ^bwho serve Him, doing His will.

²²Bless the Lord, ^aall you works of His,

In all places of His dominion;

Bless the Lord, O my soul!