Evening prayer - Psalm 103
Psalm 103
Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost
being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all
his benefits—
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your
diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you
with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth
is renewed like the eagle’s.
The Lord works righteousness
and justice for
all the oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the
people of Israel :
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger,
abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor
his anger forever;
he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us
according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his
love for those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he
removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has
compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we
are dust.
The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like
a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place
remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is
with those who fear him,
and his
righteousness with their children’s children—
with those who keep his covenant
and remember to
obey his precepts.
The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom
rules over all.
Praise the Lord, you his angels,
you mighty ones
who do his bidding,
who obey his word.
Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants
who do his will.
Praise the Lord, all his works
everywhere in his
dominion.
Praise the Lord, my soul.
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