Salmo 103

Bless the LORD, my soul

¹Of David. Bless the LORD, my soul; let all that is deep within me bless his holy name. ²Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget all that he has done for you, ³who pardons all your wrongdoing, who cures every illness you have, ⁴who ransoms your life from the grave, who makes loyal love and compassion your crown, ⁵who fills your life with good things, so that you are made young again like the eagle. ⁶The LORD acts to set things right and gives justice to all who are crushed by others. ⁷He let Moses know his ways and let the people of Israel see what he could do. ⁸Tender and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger, rich in loyal love. ⁹He does not keep bringing charges, and he does not hold on to anger for all time. ¹⁰He has not treated us as our sins called for, nor paid us back in full for our wrongs. ¹¹As far as the sky towers over the earth, so mighty is his loyal love over all who fear him. ¹²As distant as sunrise is from sunset, so distant has he set our rebellious acts from us. ¹³Just as a father feels for his children, the LORD feels tender love for all who fear him. ¹⁴For he knows what we are made of; he does not forget that we are only dust. ¹⁵Mortals have days like grass; they bloom like a flower in the open field, ¹⁶a wind blows across it and it has vanished; its own place will not know it again. ¹⁷But the loyal love of the LORD lasts from age to age on all who fear him, while his righteousness reaches their children’s children, ¹⁸for all who hold to his covenant and are careful to carry out what he commands. ¹⁹The LORD has fixed his throne in heaven; his royal power reigns over all there is. ²⁰Bless the LORD, you angels of his, strong warriors who carry out what he says and listen for the sound of his word. ²¹Bless the LORD, all his armies, his attendants who carry out what he wants. ²²Bless the LORD, all that he has made, everywhere under his rule. Bless the LORD, my soul.