Of David.

1 *ver. 22;Ps. 104:1Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all that is within me,

bless his holy name!

2 *[See ver. 1above] Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and *Deut. 6:12;8:11forget not all his benefits,

3 who *Ex. 34:7;Isa. 33:24;Matt. 9:2;Mark 2:5;[Luke 7:47] forgives all your iniquity,

who *Ps. 107:20;147:3;Ex. 15:26;[Matt. 8:17]heals all your diseases,

4 who *See Ps. 56:13redeems your life from the pit,

who *[Ps. 5:12]crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

5 who *Ps. 107:9satisfies you with good

so that your youth is renewed like *Isa. 40:31the eagle’s.

6 The Lord works *Ps. 146:7righteousness

and justice for all who are oppressed.

7 He made known his *Ex. 33:13;[Ps. 25:4] ways to Moses,

his *[Ps. 78:11;Ex. 34:10]acts to the people of Israel.

8 The Lord is *See Ps. 86:15merciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

9 *Isa. 57:16He will not always chide,

nor will he *Ps. 30:5;Jer. 3:5,12;Mic. 7:18keep his anger forever.

10 He does not deal with us *Ezra 9:13according to our sins,

nor repay us according to our iniquities.

11 For *See Ps. 36:5as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his *Ps. 117:2steadfast love toward *ver. 13, 17;Luke 1:50those who fear him;

12 as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he *[Isa. 38:17;43:25;Mic. 7:19]remove our transgressions from us.

13 As *Mal. 3:17a father shows compassion to his children,

so the Lord shows compassion *[See ver. 11above]to those who fear him.

14 For he knows our frame;*103:14 Or knows how we are formed

he *Ps. 78:39remembers that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are like *Ps. 90:5grass;

he flourishes like *See Job 14:2a flower of the field;

16 for *Isa. 40:7the wind passes over it, and *Ps. 37:36it is gone,

and *See Job 7:10its place knows it no more.

17 But *Ps. 25:6the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on *[See ver. 11above] those who fear him,

and his righteousness to *Ex. 20:5,6children’s children,

18 to those who *Deut. 7:9keep his covenant

and *Ps. 19:8remember to do his commandments.

19 The Lord has *Ps. 11:4;93:2established his throne in the heavens,

and his *Ps. 47:2;Dan. 4:17kingdom rules over all.

20 Bless the Lord, O you *Ps. 148:2;[Luke 2:13] his angels,

you *Ps. 78:25mighty ones who *Matt. 6:10do his word,

obeying the voice of his word!

21 Bless the Lord, all his *Gen. 32:2;Josh. 5:14;1 Kgs. 22:19hosts,

his *Ps. 104:4;Dan. 7:10;Heb. 1:14ministers, who do his will!

22 *Ps. 145:10Bless the Lord, all his works,

in all places of his dominion.

*ver. 1, 2Bless the Lord, O my soul!