Psalm 103BSB

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Bless the LORD, O My Soul

Of David.

This psalm celebrates the Lord’s perfection, compassion, forgiveness,...

This psalm celebrates the Lord’s perfection, compassion, forgiveness, and goodness.

Let all that I am praise the Lord:...

Let all that I am praise the Lord: Pss 103 and 104 each open and close with this commitment (103:1–2, 22; 104:1, 35; see also 146:1).

The psalmist offers praise for the Lord’s goodness.

The psalmist offers praise for the Lord’s goodness.

1Bless the LORD, O my soul;all that is within me, bless His holy name.2Bless the LORD, O my soul,and do not forget all His kind deeds—3He who forgives all your iniquitiesand heals all your diseases,4who redeems your life from the Pitand crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,5who satisfies you with good things,so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6The LORD executes righteousnessand justice for all the oppressed.
The Lord revealed himself to Moses in distinctive...

The Lord revealed himself to Moses in distinctive ways that ensured his relationship with his people (see Exod 34:6–7; Num 14:18).

7He made known His ways to Moses,His deeds to the people of Israel.8The LORD is compassionate and gracious,slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.9He will not always accuse us,nor harbor His anger forever.10He has not dealt with us according to our sinsor repaid us according to our iniquities.
The Lord’s love and forgiveness are infinite and...

The Lord’s love and forgiveness are infinite and complete.

11For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.12As far as the east is from the west,so far has He removed our transgressions from us.13As a father has compassion on his children,so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
The Lord compassionately cares for frail humans (see...

The Lord compassionately cares for frail humans (see 37:2; 90:5; 92:7; 102:4; Isa 40:6–8).

14For He knows our frame;He is mindful that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are like grasshe blooms like a flower of the field;16when the wind passes over, it vanishes,and its place remembers it no more.
the love of the Lord remains forever: The...

the love of the Lord remains forever: The Lord’s kingdom is everlasting, so he commits himself to his people across many generations.

17But from everlasting to everlastingthe loving devotion of the LORDextends to those who fear Him,and His righteousness to their children’s children—18to those who keep His covenantand remember to obey His precepts.19The LORD has established His throne in heaven,and His kingdom rules over all.
The psalmist exhorts the Lord’s angels, his servants...

The psalmist exhorts the Lord’s angels, his servants and messengers, to praise the Lord.

20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strengthwho carry out His word,who hearken to the voice of His command.21Bless the LORD, all His hosts,you servants who do His will.22Bless the LORD, all His worksin all places of His dominion.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!