Psalm 103

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Psalm 103

The Forgiving God

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My soul, praise Yahweh,
and all that is within me, praise His holy name.^(A)

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My soul, praise the Lord,
and do not forget all His benefits.^(B)

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He forgives all your sin;^(C)
He heals all your diseases.^(D)

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He redeems your life from the Pit;^(E)
He crowns you with faithful love and compassion.^(F)

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He satisfies you^(a) with goodness;^(G)
your youth is renewed like the eagle.^(H)

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The Lord executes acts of righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.^(I)

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He revealed His ways to Moses,^(J)
His deeds to the people of Israel.^(K)

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The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love.^(L)

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He will not always accuse us
or be angry forever.^(M)

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He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve
or repaid us according to our offenses.^(N)

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For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His faithful love
toward those who fear Him.^(O)

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As far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed
our transgressions from us.^(P)

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As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.^(Q)

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For He knows what we are made of,
remembering that we are dust.^(R)

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As for man, his days are like grass—
he blooms like a flower of the field;^(S)

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when the wind passes over it, it vanishes,
and its place is no longer known.^(b)^(T)

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But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,
and His righteousness toward the grandchildren^(U)

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of those who keep His covenant,
who remember to observe His precepts.^(V)

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The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
and His kingdom rules over all.^(W)

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Praise the Lord,
all His angels of great strength,
who do His word,
obedient to His command.^(X)

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Praise the Lord, all His armies,
His servants who do His will.^(Y)

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Praise the Lord, all His works
in all the places where He rules.^(Z)
My soul, praise Yahweh!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 103:5: Lit satisfies your ornament; Hb obscure

b. Psalm 103:16: Lit place no longer knows it

Cross references:

A. Psalm 103:1: Psalm 30:4; Psalm 97:12; Psalm 104:1

B. Psalm 103:2: Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 8:11

C. Psalm 103:3: Isaiah 43:25

D. Psalm 103:3: Jeremiah 30:17

E. Psalm 103:4: Psalm 49:15

F. Psalm 103:4: Psalm 5:12

G. Psalm 103:5: Psalm 107:9

H. Psalm 103:5: Isaiah 40:31

I. Psalm 103:6: Psalm 147:7

J. Psalm 103:7: Exodus 33:13

K. Psalm 103:7: Psalm 78:11; Psalm 99:7

L. Psalm 103:8: Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:17

M. Psalm 103:9: Isaiah 57:16; Jeremiah 3:12

N. Psalm 103:10: Ezra 9:13

O. Psalm 103:11: Psalm 36:5; Psalm 57:10

P. Psalm 103:12: Isaiah 43:25

Q. Psalm 103:13: Malachi 3:17

R. Psalm 103:14: Genesis 3:19; Psalm 78:39

S. Psalm 103:15: Job 14:2; 1 Peter 1:24

T. Psalm 103:15: Isaiah 40:6-7

U. Psalm 103:17: Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 5:10; Psalm 25:6

V. Psalm 103:18: Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 25:10

W. Psalm 103:19: Psalm 11:4; Psalm 47:2

X. Psalm 103:20: Psalm 29:1; Psalm 148:2

Y. Psalm 103:21: Nehemiah 9:6

Z. Psalm 103:22: Psalm 145:10