Psalm 103

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Psalm 103

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.

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^(A)Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His ^(B)holy name.

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Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And ^(C)forget none of His benefits;

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Who ^(D)pardons all your iniquities,
Who ^(E)heals all your diseases;

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Who ^(F)redeems your life from the pit,
Who ^(G)crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

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Who ^(H)satisfies your ^(a)years with good things,
So that your youth is ^(I)renewed like the eagle.

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The Lord ^(J)performs ^(b)righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are ^(K)oppressed.

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He ^(L)made known His ways to Moses,
His ^(M)acts to the sons of Israel.

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The Lord is ^(N)compassionate and gracious,
^(O)Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

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He ^(P)will not always strive with us,
Nor will He ^(Q)keep His anger forever.

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He has ^(R)not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

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For as high ^(S)as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who ^(c)fear Him.

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

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Just ^(U)as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who ^(d)fear Him.

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For ^(V)He Himself knows ^(e)our frame;
He ^(W)is mindful that we are but ^(X)dust.

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As for man, his days are ^(Y)like grass;
As a ^(Z)flower of the field, so he flourishes.

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When the ^(AA)wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its ^(AB)place acknowledges it no longer.

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But the ^(AC)lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who ^(f)fear Him,
And His ^(g)righteousness ^(AD)to children’s children,

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To ^(AE)those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts to do them.

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The Lord has established His ^(AF)throne in the heavens,
And His ^(h)^(AG)sovereignty rules over ⁽ⁱ⁾all.

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Bless the Lord, you ^(AH)His angels,
^(AI)Mighty in strength, who ^(AJ)perform His word,
^(AK)Obeying the voice of His word!

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Bless the Lord, all you ^(AL)His hosts,
You ^(AM)who serve Him, doing His will.

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Bless the Lord, ^(AN)all you works of His,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 103:5: ['Or ', desire]

b. Psalm 103:6: ['Or ', deeds of vindication]

c. Psalm 103:11: ['Or ', revere]

d. Psalm 103:13: ['Or ', revere]

e. Psalm 103:14: ['I.e. what we are made of']

f. Psalm 103:17: ['Or ', revere]

g. Psalm 103:17: ['I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promises']

h. Psalm 103:19: ['Or ', kingdom]

i. Psalm 103:19: ['I.e. the universe']

Cross references:

A. Psalm 103:1: Psalm 104:1; Psalm 104:35

B. Psalm 103:1: Psalm 33:21; Psalm 105:3; Psalm 145:21; Ezekiel 36:21; Ezekiel 39:7

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

D. Psalm 103:3: Exodus 34:7; Psalm 86:5; Psalm 130:8; Isaiah 43:25

E. Psalm 103:3: Exodus 15:26; Psalm 30:2; Jeremiah 30:17

F. Psalm 103:4: Psalm 49:15

G. Psalm 103:4: Psalm 5:12

H. Psalm 103:5: Psalm 107:9; Psalm 145:16

I. Psalm 103:5: Isaiah 40:31

J. Psalm 103:6: Psalm 99:4; Psalm 146:7

K. Psalm 103:6: Psalm 12:5

L. Psalm 103:7: Exodus 33:13; Psalm 99:7; Psalm 147:19

M. Psalm 103:7: Psalm 78:11; Psalm 106:22

N. Psalm 103:8: Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 86:15; Jonah 4:2; James 5:11

O. Psalm 103:8: Psalm 145:8; Joel 2:13; Nahum 1:3

P. Psalm 103:9: Psalm 30:5; Isaiah 57:16

Q. Psalm 103:9: Jeremiah 3:5; Jeremiah 3:12; Micah 7:18

R. Psalm 103:10: Ezra 9:13; Lamentations 3:22

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

T. Psalm 103:12: 2 Samuel 12:13; Isaiah 38:17; Isaiah 43:25; Zechariah 3:9; Hebrews 9:26

U. Psalm 103:13: Malachi 3:17

V. Psalm 103:14: Isaiah 29:16

W. Psalm 103:14: Psalm 78:39

X. Psalm 103:14: Genesis 3:19

Y. Psalm 103:15: Psalm 90:5; Isaiah 40:6; 1 Peter 1:24

Z. Psalm 103:15: Job 14:2; James 1:10; James 1:11

AA. Psalm 103:16: Isaiah 40:7

AB. Psalm 103:16: Job 7:10; Job 8:18; Job 20:9

AC. Psalm 103:17: Psalm 25:6

AD. Psalm 103:17: Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 5:10; Psalm 105:8

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

AF. Psalm 103:19: Psalm 11:4

AG. Psalm 103:19: Psalm 47:2; Psalm 47:8; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:25

AH. Psalm 103:20: Psalm 148:2

AI. Psalm 103:20: Psalm 29:1; Psalm 78:25

AJ. Psalm 103:20: Matthew 6:10

AK. Psalm 103:20: Psalm 91:11; Hebrews 1:14

AL. Psalm 103:21: Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 148:2; Luke 2:13

AM. Psalm 103:21: Psalm 104:4

AN. Psalm 103:22: Psalm 145:10