UST PSA Chapter 103

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Psalm

A psalm written by David.

103 A psalm written by David

I tell myself, “Praise Yahweh!”

To everything that is within me, I say, “Praise him because he is holy!”

2 I tell myself, “Praise Yahweh,

and think about all of the kind things that he has done for me.”

3 He forgives all of my sins,

and he heals me from all of my sicknesses.

4 He rescues me from things that would kill me;

he blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.

5 He gives me plenty of good things during my entire life.

He makes me feel young and strong as though I could fly high like an eagle.

6 It is Yahweh who does all this! He does what is right and judges justly for all those whom people have been treating unfairly.

7 Long ago he revealed to Moses the way that he works;

he showed to our ancestors, the people of Israel, the mighty things that he can do.

8 Yahweh acts mercifully and kindly;

he does not quickly get angry when we sin;

he always faithfully loves us.

9 He will not always rebuke us,

and he will not remain angry forever.

10 He does not punish us for our sins nearly as much as we deserve.

11 Indeed, as high as the sky is above the earth,

that is how much Yahweh faithfully loves everyone who reveres him.

12 He has taken away the guilt for our sins

and put it as far from us as the east is from the west.

13 Just as parents always love their children,

Yahweh always loves those who revere him.

14 Indeed, he certainly knows how weak we are;

he remembers that he created us from dust.

15 The lifetime of humans passes quickly, like that of grass.

We are like wild flowers that bloom for a short while,

16 but then the wind blows over them and they disappear,

and no one knows they were ever there.

17 But Yahweh will continue to faithfully love

all those who revere him, forever.

He will do what is right for generations of their children,

18 that is, he will act that way to all those who obey the covenant that he made with them.

Yes, he will act that way to all those who obey what he has commanded us to do.

19 Yahweh rules as king in heaven.

From there, he rules over everything.

20 Praise Yahweh, you angels who belong to Yahweh,

You powerful warriors who do what he tells you to do,

you who obey what he commands!

21 Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his angels,

you who serve him and do what he desires!

22 All of the creatures that Yahweh has created should praise him!

They should praise him in every place where he rules, which is everywhere!

I say to myself, “Praise Yahweh!”