THE
BOOK OF PSALMS
Psalms 103-104
A Psalm of David.
1 ¶ Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases;
4 Who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 ¶ The LORD executes righteousness and judgment for all who are oppressed.
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8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and rich in mercy.
9 He will not always condemn: nor will he remain angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve; or punished us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward those who fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our sins from us.
13 As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear him.
14 For he knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass: like a flower of the field, he blossoms.
16 Then the wind blows over it, and it is gone; and the place where it was will never see it again.
17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children;
18 To those who keep his covenant, and remember to do what he says.
19 ¶ The LORD has prepared his throne in heaven; and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, who excel in strength, who listen when he speaks, and do what he says.
21 Praise the LORD, all his armies; his servants, who do his will.
22 Praise the LORD, all his creatures in all places where he rules: praise the LORD, O my soul.
Psalm 104
1 ¶ Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty.
2 You cover yourself with light as with a garment: you stretch out the heavens like a curtain:
3 You lay the beams of your chambers in the waters: make the clouds your chariot: and walk on the wings of the wind:
4 You make your angels spirits; and your servants flames of fire:
5 You set the earth on its foundations, never to be shaken.
6 You covered it with the deep water as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At your rebuke they fled; at the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
8 The mountains rising; and the valleys sinking down to the place which you have appointed for them.
9 You have set a boundary that they cannot cross; or come back to cover the earth.
10 ¶ You make springs send water into the valleys, that run among the hills.
11 They provide drink for every beast of the field: the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 Beside the waters nest the birds of the air, who sing among the branches.
13 You water the hills from your palace: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of what you do.
14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate: so that he may get food from the ground;
15 And wine to make the heart of man cheerful, and oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens him.
16 The LORD’S trees are watered abundantly; he has planted the cedars of Lebanon;
17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her home.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
19 ¶ He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows when to set.
20 You make darkness, and it is night: during which all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21 The young lions roar for their prey, and seek their food from God.
22 The sun arises, and they gather together, and lay down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
24 O LORD, how many are the things you have made! in wisdom you have made them all: the earth is full of your creatures.
25 Likewise there is a great and wide sea, with countless things moving in it, beasts both great and small.
26 There go the ships: and leviathan, whom you formed to play in it.
27 All of them are looking to you; so that you may give them their food at the right time.
28 When you give it to them they gather it up: you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
29 You hide your face, and they are troubled: you take away their breath, and they die, and return to dust.
30 You send out your spirit, and more are created: and you renew the face of the earth.
31 ¶ The glory of the LORD will endure forever: the LORD will rejoice in what he made.
32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist.
34 My meditation of him will be sweet: I will delight in the LORD.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD.