Through My Bible Yr 02 – August 12

Through My Bible – August 12

Psalm 103 (EHV)



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¹ Bless the Lord, ^[1] O my soul.

All that is within me, bless his holy name.

² Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and do not forget all his benefits—

³ who pardons all your guilt,

who heals all your diseases,

⁴ who redeems your life from the pit,

who crowns you with mercy and compassion,

⁵ who satisfies your life ^[2] with goodness,

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

⁶ The Lord performs righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

⁷ He made known his ways to Moses,

his deeds to the people of Israel.

⁸ The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger, abounding in mercy.

⁹ He will not always accuse.

He will not keep his anger forever.

¹⁰ He does not treat us as our sins deserve.

He does not repay us according to our guilty deeds.

¹¹ Yes, as high as the heavens are above the earth,

    so powerful is his mercy toward those who fear him.

¹² As distant as the east is from the west,

    so far has he removed our rebellious acts from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion on his children,

    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

¹⁴ For he knows how we were formed.

He remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵ As for man, his days are like grass.

Like a wildflower he blossoms.

¹⁶ Then the wind blows over it, and it is gone,

and its place recognizes it no more.

¹⁷ But the Lord’s mercy is from eternity to eternity

    over those who fear him,

and his righteousness is with their children’s children,

¹⁸     with those who keep his covenant,

    with those who remember his precepts in order to obey them.

¹⁹ The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,

and his royal power rules over all.

²⁰ Bless the Lord, you his angels,

you strong warriors who obey his word

    by listening to what he says.

²¹ Bless the Lord, all his armies,

you who minister to him,

you who do whatever pleases him.

²² Bless the Lord, everything he has made

    in all places where he rules.

Bless the Lord, O my soul.

Footnotes

1. Psalm 103:1 God blesses us by giving us gifts. We bless God by praising him.


2. Psalm 103:5 The meaning of this word is uncertain. It may mean your ornaments or soul, your jaw or mouth, or your old age. The Greek has your desires.