Psalms 102
1 A Psalm of
David.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and
forget not all his praises: 3 who
forgives all thy transgressions, who heals all thy diseases;
4 who redeems thy life from
corruption; who crowns thee with mercy and compassion;
5 who satisfies thy desire with good
things: so that thy youth shall be renewed like
that of the eagle.
6 The Lord executes mercy and judgment
for all that are injured. 7 He made
known his ways to Moses, his will to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and
pitiful, long-suffering, and full of mercy.
9 He will not be always angry; neither
will he be wrathful for ever. 10 He
has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to
our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven
is high above the earth, the Lord has so increased
his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the
west, so far has he removed our transgressions from
us. 13 As a father pities
his children, the Lord pities them that fear him.
14 For he knows our frame: remember
that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of
the field, so shall he flourish.
16 For the wind passes over it, and
it shall not be; and it shall know its place no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from
generation to generation upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to
children's children; 18 to them that
keep his covenant, and remember his commandments to do them.
19 The Lord has prepared his throne
in the heaven; and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, all ye his angels,
mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, ready to
hearken to the voice of his words.
21 Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts;
ye ministers of his that do his will.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in
every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.