Psalm 103:1-17
Bless
the Lord, my soul;
all my being, bless
his holy name!
Bless the Lord, my soul;
do not forget all
the gifts of God,
Who pardons all your sins,
heals all your ills,
Delivers your life from the pit,
surrounds you with
love and compassion,
Fills your days with good things;
your youth is renewed
like the eagle's.
The LORD
does righteous deeds,
brings justice to
all the oppressed.
His ways were revealed to Moses,
mighty deeds to the
people of Israel.
Merciful and gracious is the LORD,
slow to anger, abounding
in kindness.
God does not always rebuke,
nurses no lasting
anger,
Has not dealt with us as our sins merit,
nor requited us as
our deeds deserve.
As the
heavens tower over the earth,
so God's love towers
over the faithful.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far have our sins
been removed from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion
on the faithful.
For he knows how we are formed,
remembers that we
are dust.
Our days are like the grass;
like flowers of the
field we blossom.
The wind sweeps over us and we are gone;
our place knows us
no more.
But the LORD's kindness is forever,
toward the faithful
from age to age.