Psa 103:1-105:1 | ESV | STEP | Of David . Bless the Lord , O my soul , and all that is within me, bless his holy name !

1 ^aBless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
2 ^bBless the Lord, O my soul,
and ^cforget not all his benefits,
3 who ^dforgives all your iniquity,
who ^eheals all your diseases,
4 who ^fredeems your life from the pit,
who ^gcrowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who ^hsatisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like ⁱthe eagle’s.
6 The Lord works ^jrighteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ^kways to Moses,
his ^lacts to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is ^mmerciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 ⁿHe will not always chide,
nor will he ^okeep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us ^paccording to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For ^qas high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his ^rsteadfast love toward ^sthose who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he ^tremove our transgressions from us.
13 As ^ua father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion ^vto those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame; ^{▼▼Or knows how we are formed}
he ^xremembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like ^ygrass;
he flourishes like ^za flower of the field;
16 for ^aathe wind passes over it, and ^abit is gone,
and ^acits place knows it no more.
17 But ^adthe steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on ^aethose who fear him,
and his righteousness to ^afchildren’s children,
18 to those who ^agkeep his covenant
and ^ahremember to do his commandments.
19 The Lord has ^aiestablished his throne in the heavens,
and his ^ajkingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, O you ^akhis angels,
you ^almighty ones who ^amdo his word,
obeying the voice of his word!
21 Bless the Lord, all his ^anhosts,
his ^aoministers, who do his will!
22 ^apBless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
^aqBless the Lord, O my soul!

Psalms 104

O Lord My God, You Are Very Great

1 ^arBless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, you are ^asvery great!
^atYou are clothed with splendor and majesty,
2 covering yourself with light as with a garment,
^austretching out the heavens ^avlike a tent.
3 He ^awlays the beams of his ^axchambers on the waters;
he makes ^aythe clouds his chariot;
he rides on ^azthe wings of the wind;
4 he ^bamakes his messengers winds,
his ^bbministers ^bca flaming fire.
5 He ^bdset the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be moved.
6 You ^becovered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At ^bfyour rebuke they fled;
at ^bgthe sound of your thunder they ^bhtook to flight.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
to the place that you ^biappointed for them.
9 You set ^bja boundary that they may not pass,
so that they ^bkmight not again cover the earth.
10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills;
11 they ^blgive drink to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
they sing among the branches.
13 ^bmFrom your lofty abode you ^bnwater the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
14 You cause ^bothe grass to grow for the livestock
and ^bpplants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth ^bqfood from the earth
15 and ^brwine to gladden the heart of man,
^bsoil to make his face shine
and bread to ^btstrengthen man’s heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
^buthe cedars of Lebanon ^bvthat he planted.
17 In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for ^bwthe wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for ^bxthe rock badgers.
19 He made the moon to mark the ^byseasons; ^{▼▼Or the appointed times (compare Genesis 1:14)}
the sun knows its time for setting.
20 ^caYou make darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
21 ^cbThe young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they steal away
and lie down in their ^ccdens.
23 ^cdMan goes out to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In ^cewisdom have you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the sea, great and wide,
^cfwhich teems with creatures innumerable,
living things both small and great.
26 There go the ships,
and ^cgLeviathan, which you formed to ^chplay in it. ^{▼▼Or you formed to play with}
27 These ^cjall look to you,
to ^ckgive them their food in due season.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you ^clopen your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you ^cmhide your face, they are ^cndismayed;
when you ^cotake away their breath, they die
and ^cpreturn to their dust.
30 When you ^cqsend forth your Spirit, ^{▼▼Or breath} they are created,
and you ^csrenew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord ^ctendure forever;
may the Lord ^curejoice in his works,
32 who looks on the earth and it ^cvtrembles,
who ^cwtouches the mountains and they smoke!
33 I will sing to the Lord ^cxas long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34 May my ^cymeditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let ^czsinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more!
^daBless the Lord, O my soul!
^dbPraise the Lord!

Psalms 105:1

Tell of All His Wonderful Works

1 ^dcOh give thanks to the Lord; ^ddcall upon his name;
^demake known his deeds among the peoples!