Psalm 103

Psalm 103

A psalm of David.

¹I will praise the Lord.

Deep down inside me, I will praise him.

I will praise him, because his name is holy.

²I will praise the Lord.

I won’t forget anything he does for me.

³He forgives all my sins.

He heals all my sicknesses.

⁴He saves my life from going down into the grave.

His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king.

⁵He satisfies me with the good things I long for.

Then I feel young and strong again, just like an eagle.

⁶The Lord does what is right and fair

for all who are beaten down.

⁷He told Moses all about his plans.

He let the people of Israel see his mighty acts.

⁸The Lord is tender and kind. He is gracious.

He is slow to get angry. He is full of love.

⁹He won’t keep bringing charges against us.

He won’t stay angry with us forever.

¹⁰He doesn’t punish us for our sins as much as we should be punished.

He doesn’t pay us back in keeping with the evil things we’ve done.

¹¹His love for those who have respect for him

is as high as the heavens are above the earth.

¹²He has removed our lawless acts from us

as far as the east is from the west.

¹³A father is tender and kind to his children.

In the same way, the Lord is tender and kind

to those who have respect for him.

¹⁴He knows what we are made of.

He remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵People’s lives are like grass.

People grow like the flowers in the field.

¹⁶When the wind blows on them, they are gone.

No one can tell that they had ever been there.

¹⁷But the Lord’s love

for those who have respect for him

lasts for ever and ever.

Their children’s children will know

that he always does what is right.

¹⁸He always loves those who keep his covenant.

He always does what is right for those who remember to obey his commands.

¹⁹The Lord has set up his throne in heaven.

His kingdom rules over all.

²⁰Praise the Lord, you angels of his.

Praise him, you mighty ones

who carry out his orders and obey his word.

²¹Praise the Lord, all you angels in heaven.

Praise him, all you who serve him and do what he wants.

²²Let everything the Lord has made praise him

everywhere in his kingdom.

I will praise the Lord.