Psalms 103

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW JERUSALEM
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 Yahweh, my soul, from the depths of my being, his holy name;
2 you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.	2 bless Yahweh, my soul, never forget al his acts of kindness.
3 You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.	3 He forgives al your offences, cures al your diseases,
4 You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.	4 he redeems your life from the abyss, crowns you with faithful love and tenderness;
5 You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.	5 he contents you with good things al your life, renews your youth like an eagle's.
6 The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.	6 Yahweh acts with uprightness, with justice to all who are oppressed;
7 At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.	7 he revealed to Moses his ways, his great deeds to the children of Israel.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.	8 Yahweh is tenderness and pity, slow to anger and rich in faithful love;
9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.	9 his indignation does not last for ever, nor his resentment remain for al time;
10 You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.	10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve, nor repay us as befits our offences.
11 All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.	11 As the height of heaven above earth, so strong is his faithful love for those who 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 the distance of east from west, so far from us does he put our faults.
13 You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,	13 As tenderly as a father treats his children, so Yahweh treats those who fear him;
14 producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,	14 he knows of what we are made, he 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 As for a human person -- his days are like grass, he blooms like the wild flowers;
16 The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.	16 as soon as the wind blows he is gone, never to be seen there again.
17 There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.	17 But Yahweh's faithful love for those who fear him is from eternity and for ever; and his saving justiceto their children's children;
18 The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.	18 as long as they keep his covenant, and careful y obey his precepts.
19 He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.	19 Yahweh has fixed his throne in heaven, his sovereign 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 Yahweh, al his angels, mighty warriors who fulfil his commands, attentive to the sound of hiswords.
21 The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.	21 Bless Yahweh, al his armies, servants who fulfil his wishes.
22 The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.	22 Bless Yahweh, al his works, in every place where he rules. Bless Yahweh, 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.