¹ Praise the LORD, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
² Praise the LORD, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
³ who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
⁴ who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
⁶ The LORD works 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 love.
⁹ He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
¹⁰ he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
¹² as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions 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 are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
¹⁵ The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of the field;
¹⁶ the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
¹⁷ But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children —
¹⁸ with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.
¹⁹ The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.
²⁰ Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
²¹ Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
²² Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, my soul.

Psalm 103

Bless the Lord, my soul, O bless the Lord!

Everything within me, bless His name:

Don’t forget the good He does for you;

Every day His kindness is the same.

All my sins forgiven, O what bliss!

All my sickness gone, O praise his name!

Better still, His mercy ransoms me,

Rescues me from all my sin and shame.

Guarded by His love and mercy too,

Fills my mouth with all that’s good for me;

Like the eagle, nourished by His hand,

Every day He keeps me young and free.

In the desert showed His mighty deeds

To His people; Moses learned His ways;

Justice gives to all who suffer wrong,

Slow to anger, full of love and grace.

Full of mercy to the guilty ones,

Never bears a grudge or angry stays ;

Does not punish us as we deserve,

Keeps forgiving, loving us always.

High as heaven above, so great His love

And mercy flow to those who fear His name,

Far as east from west our sins removed

Clearing us from all our guilt and shame.

Like a father, gentle in His love,

Well He knows our frame, that we are dust:

Just like grass we flourish, briefly bloom,

Blows the wind, we’re gone like morning mist.

But His loving kindness never ends,

Everlasting mercy, come what may;

Blessing on our children and on theirs

When we fear His name and we obey.

From His throne in heaven our God rules

Over all creation, great and small;

Praise Him, mighty angels, bending low,

Waiting to obey His every call.

Bless the Lord, yes, bless Him, all you hosts

Of burning ones who serve Him night and day;

Everything with breath, extol His name;

I will bless and praise His name alway.