PSALM 103

Praise for Mercy and Angelic Hosts

			
			01 Bless the LORD, O my soul;
			   and all that is within me, bless
			   His holy name!
			02 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
			   and forget not all His benefits;
			03 Who forgives all you iniquities,
			   who heals all your diseases,
			04 Who redeems you life from
			   destruction,
			   Who crowns you with 
			   lovingkindness and tender
			   mercies,
			05 Who satisfies you mouth with
			   good things,
			   So that your youth is renewed
			   like the eagle's.
			
			06 The LORD executes
			   righteousness 
			   And justice for all who are
			   oppressed.
			07 He made known His ways to
			   Moses,
			   His acts to the children of Israel.
			08 The LORD is merciful and
			   gracious,
			   Slow to anger, and abounding
			   in mercy.
			09 He will not always strive with
			   us,
			   Nor will He keep His anger
			   forever.
			10 He has not dealt with us
			   according to our sins,
			   Nor punished us according to
			   our iniquities.
			11 For as the heavens are 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 
			   transgressions from us.
			13 As father pities his children,
			   So  the LORD pities those who
			   fear Him.
			14 For He knows our frame;
			   He remembers that we are dust.
			
			15 As for man, his days are like
			   grass;
			   As a flower of the field, so he
			   flourishes.
			16 For the wind passes over it, and 
			   it is gone,
			   and its place remembers it no
			   more.
			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 such as keep His covenant,
			   And to those who remember 
			   His commandment to do
			   them.
			
			19 The LORD has established His
			   throne in heaven,
			   And His kingdom rules over
			   all.
			
			20 Bless the LORD, you His angels,
			   Who excel in strength, who
			   do His word,
			   Heeding the voice of His word.
			21 Bless the LORD, all you His
			   hosts,
			   You ministers of His, who do
			   His pleasure.
			22 Bless the LORD, all His works,
			   in all places of His dominion.
			
			   Bless the LORD, O my soul!