A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
[103:1] Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
[103:2] Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
[103:3] who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
[103:4] who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
[103:5] who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
[103:6] The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
[103:7] He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.
[103:8] The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
[103:9] He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
[103:10] He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
[103:11] For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
[103:12] as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
[103:13] As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
[103:14] For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
[103:15] As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
[103:16] for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.
[103:17] But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children,
[103:18] to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.
[103:19] The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
[103:20] Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
[103:21] Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!
[103:22] Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!