Psalms 103

Psalm 103

Bless Yahweh, O My Soul

Of David.

1Bless Yahweh, O my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2Bless Yahweh, O my soul,
And forget none of His benefits;
3Who pardons all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases;
4Who redeems your life from the pit,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
5Who satisfies your ▼

▼Or desire

years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
6Yahweh performs righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are oppressed.
7He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the sons of Israel.
8Yahweh is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
9He will not always contend with us,
And He will not keep His anger forever.
10He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
And He has not rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who ▼

▼Or reverence

fear Him.
12As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13As a father has compassion on his children,
So Yahweh has compassion on those who ▼

▼Or reverence

fear Him.
14For He Himself knows ▼

▼Of what we are made

our form;
He remembers that we are but dust.
15As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flowers.
16When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place acknowledges it no longer.
17But the lovingkindness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who ▼

▼Or reverence

fear Him,
And His ▼

▼Faithfulness to His gracious promises

righteousness to children’s children,
18To those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts to do them.
19Yahweh has established His throne in the heavens,
And His kingdom rules over ▼

▼The universe

all.
20Bless Yahweh, you His angels,
Mighty in strength, who perform His word,
Obeying the voice of His word!
21Bless Yahweh, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him, doing His will.
22Bless Yahweh, all you works of His,
In all places of His rule;
Bless Yahweh, O my soul!