| Chapter 103 |
1 | A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
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2 | Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
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3 | Who forgiveth all thy iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
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4 | Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies;
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5 | Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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6 | The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
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7 | He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the children of Israel.
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8 | The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.
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9 | He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
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10 | He hath not dealt with us according to our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
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11 | For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him.
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12 | As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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13 | Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
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14 | For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
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15 | As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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16 | For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and its place shall know it no more.
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17 | But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children;
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18 | To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
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19 | The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
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20 | Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening to the voice of his word.
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21 | Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
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22 | Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
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