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[{A Psalm} of David.] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, {bless} his holy name.
Psalms 103
22 verses
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Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
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Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
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Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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Who satisfieth thy mouth with good {things; so that} thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
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He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
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The LORD {is} merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. {plentious...: Heb. great in mercy}
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He will not always chide: neither will he keep {his anger} for ever.
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He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
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For as the heaven is high above the earth, {so} great is his mercy toward them that fear him. {as...: Heb. according to the height of the heaven}
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As far as the east is from the west, {so} far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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Like as a father pitieth {his} children, {so} the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
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For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we {are} dust.
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{As for} man, his days {are} as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. {it is...: Heb. it is not}
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But the mercy of the LORD {is} from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
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To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
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The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
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Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. {that excel...: Heb. mighty in strength}
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Bless ye the LORD, all {ye} his hosts; {ye} ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
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Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.