Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.
A Psalm of David.
103 (A)Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His (B)holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And (C)forget none of His benefits;
3 Who (D)pardons all your iniquities,
Who (E)heals all your diseases;
4 Who (F)redeems your life from the pit,
Who (G)crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
5 Who (H)satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is (I)renewed like the eagle.
6 The Lord (J)performs righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are (K)oppressed.
7 He (L)made known His ways to Moses,
His (M)acts to the sons of Israel.
8 The Lord is (N)compassionate and gracious,
(O)Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
9 He (P)will not always strive with us,
Nor will He (Q)keep His anger forever.
10 He has (R)not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high (S)as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He (T)removed our transgressions from us.
13 Just (U)as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
14 For (V)He Himself knows our frame;
He (W)is mindful that we are but (X)dust.
15 As for man, his days are (Y)like grass;
As a (Z)flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 When the (AA)wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its (AB)place acknowledges it no longer.
17 But the (AC)lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
And His righteousness (AD)to children’s children,
18 To (AE)those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts to do them.
19 The Lord has established His (AF)throne in the heavens,
And His (AG)sovereignty rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, you (AH)His angels,
(AI)Mighty in strength, who (AJ)perform His word,
(AK)Obeying the voice of His word!
21 Bless the Lord, all you (AL)His hosts,
You (AM)who serve Him, doing His will.
22 Bless the Lord, (AN)all you works of His,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Footnotes
- Psalm 103:5
- Psalm 103:6
- Psalm 103:11
- Psalm 103:13
- Psalm 103:14
- Psalm 103:17
- Psalm 103:17
- Psalm 103:19
- Psalm 103:19
Cross references
- Psalm 103:1 : Ps 104:1, 35
- Psalm 103:1 : Ps 33:21; 105:3; 145:21; Ezek 36:21; 39:7
- Psalm 103:2 : Deut 6:12; 8:11
- Psalm 103:3 : Ex 34:7; Ps 86:5; 130:8; Is 43:25
- Psalm 103:3 : Ex 15:26; Ps 30:2; Jer 30:17
- Psalm 103:4 : Ps 49:15
- Psalm 103:4 : Ps 5:12
- Psalm 103:5 : Ps 107:9; 145:16
- Psalm 103:5 : Is 40:31
- Psalm 103:6 : Ps 99:4; 146:7
- Psalm 103:6 : Ps 12:5
- Psalm 103:7 : Ex 33:13; Ps 99:7; 147:19
- Psalm 103:7 : Ps 78:11; 106:22
- Psalm 103:8 : Ex 34:6; Num 14:18; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; Jon 4:2; James 5:11
- Psalm 103:8 : Ps 145:8; Joel 2:13; Nah 1:3
- Psalm 103:9 : Ps 30:5; Is 57:16
- Psalm 103:9 : Jer 3:5, 12; Mic 7:18
- Psalm 103:10 : Ezra 9:13; Lam 3:22
- Psalm 103:11 : Ps 36:5; 57:10
- Psalm 103:12 : 2 Sam 12:13; Is 38:17; 43:25; Zech 3:9; Heb 9:26
- Psalm 103:13 : Mal 3:17
- Psalm 103:14 : Is 29:16
- Psalm 103:14 : Ps 78:39
- Psalm 103:14 : Gen 3:19; Eccl 12:7
- Psalm 103:15 : Ps 90:5; Is 40:6; 1 Pet 1:24
- Psalm 103:15 : Job 14:2; James 1:10, 11
- Psalm 103:16 : Is 40:7
- Psalm 103:16 : Job 7:10; 8:18; 20:9
- Psalm 103:17 : Ps 25:6
- Psalm 103:17 : Ex 20:6; Deut 5:10; Ps 105:8
- Psalm 103:18 : Deut 7:9; Ps 25:10
- Psalm 103:19 : Ps 11:4
- Psalm 103:19 : Ps 47:2, 8; Dan 4:17, 25
- Psalm 103:20 : Ps 148:2
- Psalm 103:20 : Ps 29:1; 78:25
- Psalm 103:20 : Matt 6:10
- Psalm 103:20 : Ps 91:11; Heb 1:14
- Psalm 103:21 : 1 Kin 22:19; Neh 9:6; Ps 148:2; Luke 2:13
- Psalm 103:21 : Ps 104:4
- Psalm 103:22 : Ps 145:10
