Comment – In Psalm 103 the author exhorts himself to bless the Lord and not forget the benefits received, he feels this wanting to remember very important especially in difficult moments of life so as not to get caught up in despair but to continue to have a great faith in God. present to God as a great sinner, he was able to directly experience the mercy of God, who saved him from anguish and serious illness.
Psalm 103 complete
[1] Of David. Bless the Lord, my soul, bless his holy name in me.
[2] Bless the Lord, my soul, do not forget many of his benefits.
[3] He forgives all your sins, heals all your diseases;
[4] save your life from the pit, crown you with grace and mercy;
[5] he sates your days with good things, and you renew your youth like an eagle.
[6] The Lord acts with justice and with right towards all the oppressed.
[7] He revealed his ways to Moses, his works to the children of Israel.
[8] The Lord is good and compassionate, slow to anger and great in love.
[9] He does not continue to contest and does not keep his anger forever.
[10] He does not treat us according to our sins, he does not repay us according to our sins.
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[11] As heaven is high on earth, so is his mercy on those who fear him;
[12] as it is from the east to the west, so it removes our faults from us.
[13] As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on those who fear him.
[14] Because he knows what we are shaped by, he remembers that we are dust.
[15] As grass is man's day, like the flower of the field, so he blooms.
[16] The wind hits him and he no longer exists and his place does not recognize him.
[17] But the grace of the Lord has always been, enduring forever for those who fear him; his justice for the children of the children,
[18] for those who keep his covenant and remember to observe his precepts.
[19] The Lord has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom embraces the universe.
[20] Bless the Lord, all of you angels, powerful executors of his commands, ready for the voice of his word.
[21] Bless the Lord, all of you, his hosts, his ministers, who do his will.
[22] Bless the Lord, all of you his works, in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, my soul.
