• Praise for the Lord’s Mercies.

  • 1 Bless the Lord, my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name.
  • 2 Bless the Lord, my soul, And do not forget any of His benefits;
  • 3 Who pardons all your guilt, Who heals all your diseases;
  • 4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with favor and compassion;
  • 5 Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
  • 6 The Lord performs righteous deeds And judgments for all who are oppressed.
  • 7 He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the sons of Israel.
  • 8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
  • 9 He will not always contend with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
  • 10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds.
  • 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.
  • 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.
  • 13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
  • 14 For He Himself knows our form; He is mindful that we are nothing but dust.
  • 15 As for man, his days are like grass; Like a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
  • 16 When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place no longer knows about it.
  • 17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting for those who fear Him, And His justice to the children’s children,
  • 18 To those who keep His covenant And remember His precepts, so as to do them.
  • 19 The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all.
  • 20 Bless the Lord, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word!
  • 21 Bless the Lord, all you His angels, You who serve Him, doing His will.
  • 22 Bless the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the Lord, my soul!