Psalm 103:1-105:5

Psalm 103 1Of David. Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—

3who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

4who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

5who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

7He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:

8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

9He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

10he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

12as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

14for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

15The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;

16the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

17But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD ’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—

18with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

19The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

20Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

21Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. 22Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.

Psalm 104 1Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

2The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent

3and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.

4He makes winds his messengers, Or angels flames of fire his servants.

5He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.

6You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

7But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;

8they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.

9You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

10He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.

11They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.

13He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.

14He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:

15wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.

16The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.

18The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.

19He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.

20You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.

21The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

22The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.

23Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.

24How many are your works, LORD ! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

25There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.

26There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.

27All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

29When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

30When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works—

32he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

34May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD . 35But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD . Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.

Psalm 105 1Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

2Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.

3Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

4Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

5Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,