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href="../psalms/102.htm" title="Psalm 102">◄</a> Psalm 103 <a href="../psalms/104.htm" title="Psalm 104">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/psalms/103.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmhdg">Psalm 103</p><p class="hebrewtitle">Of David.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Praise the <span class="name">Lord</span>, my soul;</p><p class="line2">all my inmost being, praise his holy name.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Praise the <span class="name">Lord</span>, my soul,</p><p class="line2">and forget not all his benefits—</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>who forgives all your sins</p><p class="line2">and heals all your diseases,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>who redeems your life from the pit</p><p class="line2">and crowns you with love and compassion,</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>who satisfies your desires with good things</p><p class="line2">so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> works righteousness</p><p class="line2">and justice for all the oppressed.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He made known his ways to Moses,</p><p class="line2">his deeds to the people of Israel:</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> is compassionate and gracious,</p><p class="line2">slow to anger, abounding in love.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He will not always accuse,</p><p class="line2">nor will he harbor his anger forever;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>he does not treat us as our sins deserve</p><p class="line2">or repay us according to our iniquities.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For as high as the heavens are above the earth,</p><p class="line2">so great is his love for those who fear him;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>as far as the east is from the west,</p><p class="line2">so far has he removed our transgressions from us.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>As a father has compassion on his children,</p><p class="line2">so the <span class="name">Lord</span> has compassion on those who fear him;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>for he knows how we are formed,</p><p class="line2">he remembers that we are dust.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The life of mortals is like grass,</p><p class="line2">they flourish like a flower of the field;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>the wind blows over it and it is gone,</p><p class="line2">and its place remembers it no more.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But from everlasting to everlasting</p><p class="line2">the <span class="name">Lord</span>’s love is with those who fear him,</p><p class="line2">and his righteousness with their children’s children—</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>with those who keep his covenant</p><p class="line2">and remember to obey his precepts.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The <span class="name">Lord</span> has established his throne in heaven,</p><p class="line2">and his kingdom rules over all.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Praise the <span class="name">Lord</span>, you his angels,</p><p class="line2">you mighty ones who do his bidding,</p><p class="line2">who obey his word.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Praise the <span class="name">Lord</span>, all his heavenly hosts,</p><p class="line2">you his servants who do his will.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/103-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Praise the <span class="name">Lord</span>, all his works</p><p class="line2">everywhere in his dominion.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">Praise the <span class="name">Lord</span>, my soul.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p 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