Psalm 103

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹ Bless the Lord,^[a] 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^[b] 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.