Psalms 103

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;	1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.	2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.	3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.	4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.	5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.	6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.	7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.	8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.	9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.	10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.	11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.	12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,	13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,	14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.	15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.	16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.	17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
18 The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.	18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19 He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.	19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.	20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21 The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.	21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22 The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.	22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
23 Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, until the evening.
24 How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
25 This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
26 There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
27 All these expect you to give them food in due time.
28 What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
29 But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.
30 You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
32 He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.
34 May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
35 Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.