Psalms 103

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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 Of David. Bless the LORD, my soul; all my being, 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, my soul; do not forget all the gifts of God,
3 You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.	3 Who pardons all your sins, heals all your ills,
4 You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.	4 Delivers your life from the pit, surrounds you with love and compassion,
5 You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.	5 Fills your days with good things; your 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 does righteous deeds, brings justice to all the oppressed.
7 At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.	7 His ways were revealed to Moses, mighty deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.	8 Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger, abounding in kindness.
9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.	9 God does not always rebuke, nurses no lasting anger,
10 You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.	10 Has not dealt with us as our sins merit, nor requited us as our deeds deserve.
11 All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.	11 As the heavens tower over the earth, so God's love towers over the faithful.
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 have our sins been removed from us.
13 You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,	13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on the faithful.
14 producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,	14 For he knows how we are formed, remembers 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 Our days are like the grass; like flowers of the field we blossom.
16 The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.	16 The wind sweeps over us and we are gone; our place knows us no more.
17 There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.	17 But the LORD'S kindness is forever, toward the faithful from age to age. He favors the children's children
18 The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.	18 of those who keep his covenant, who take care to fulfill its precepts.
19 He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.	19 The LORD'S throne is established in heaven; God's royal power rules 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, all you angels, mighty in strength and attentive, obedient to every command.
21 The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.	21 Bless the LORD, all you hosts, ministers who do God's will.
22 The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.	22 Bless the LORD, all creatures, everywhere in God's domain. Bless the LORD, 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.