Psalm 103

New Century Version

⁶ The Lord does what is right and fair
    for all who are wronged by others.
⁷ He showed his ways to Moses
    and his deeds to the people of Israel.
⁸ The Lord shows mercy and is kind.
    He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love.
⁹ He will not always accuse us,
    and he will not be angry forever.
¹⁰ He has not punished us as our sins should be punished;
    he has not repaid us for the evil we have done.
¹¹ As high as the sky is above the earth,
    so great is his love for those who respect him.
¹² He has taken our sins away from us
    as far as the east is from west.
¹³ The Lord has mercy on those who respect him,
    as a father has mercy on his children.
¹⁴ He knows how we were made;
    he remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵ Human life is like grass;
    we grow like a flower in the field.
¹⁶ After the wind blows, the flower is gone,
    and there is no sign of where it was.
¹⁷ But the Lord’s love for those who respect him
    continues forever and ever,
    and his goodness continues to their grandchildren
¹⁸ and to those who keep his agreement
    and who remember to obey his orders.

¹⁹ The Lord has set his throne in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules over everything.
²⁰ You who are his angels, praise the Lord.
    You are the mighty warriors who do what he says
    and who obey his voice.
²¹ You, his armies, praise the Lord;
    you are his servants who do what he wants.
²² Everything the Lord has made
    should praise him in all the places he rules.
My whole being, praise the Lord.