103:1

לְדָוִד בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה וְכָל־קְרָבַי אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ׃

[A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name.

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103:2

בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה וְאַל־תִּשְׁכְּחִי כָּל־גְּמוּלָיו׃

Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits;

103:3

הַסֹּלֵחַ לְכָל־עֲוֺנֵכִי הָרֹפֵא לְכָל־תַּחֲלֻאָיְכִי׃

Who forgiveth all thine iniquity; Who healeth all Thy diseases;

103:4

הַגּוֹאֵל מִשַּׁחַת חַיָּיְכִי הַמְעַטְּרֵכִי חֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים׃

Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit; Who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

103:5

הַמַּשְׂבִּיַע בַּטּוֹב עֶדְיֵךְ תִּתְחַדֵּשׁ כַּנֶּשֶׁר נְעוּרָיְכִי׃

Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; So that Thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

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103:6

עֹשֵׂה צְדָקוֹת יְהוָה וּמִשְׁפָּטִים לְכָל־עֲשׁוּקִים׃

The LORD executeth righteousness, And acts of justice for all that are oppressed.

103:7

יוֹדִיעַ דְּרָכָיו לְמֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲלִילוֹתָיו׃

He made known His ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel.

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103:8

רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן יְהוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חָסֶד׃

The LORD is full of compassion and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

103:9

לֹא־לָנֶצַח יָרִיב וְלֹא לְעוֹלָם יִטּוֹר׃

He will not always contend; Neither will He keep His anger for ever.

103:10

לֹא כַחֲטָאֵינוּ עָשָׂה לָנוּ וְלֹא כַעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ גָּמַל עָלֵינוּ׃

He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor requited us according to our iniquities.

103:11

כִּי כִגְבֹהַּ שָׁמַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ גָּבַר חַסְדּוֹ עַל־יְרֵאָיו׃

For as the heaven is high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

103:12

כִּרְחֹק מִזְרָח מִמַּעֲרָב הִרְחִיק מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־פְּשָׁעֵינוּ׃

As far as the east is from the west, So far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

103:13

כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל־בָּנִים רִחַם יְהוָה עַל־יְרֵאָיו׃

Like as a father hath compassion upon his children, So hath the LORD compassion upon them that fear Him. .

103:14

כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי־עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ׃

For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

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103:15

אֱנוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִיר יָמָיו כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּן יָצִיץ׃

As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

103:16

כִּי רוּחַ עָבְרָה־בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶנּוּ עוֹד מְקוֹמוֹ׃

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof knoweth it no more.

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103:17

וְחֶסֶד יְהוָה מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד־עוֹלָם עַל־יְרֵאָיו וְצִדְקָתוֹ לִבְנֵי בָנִים׃

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, And His righteousness unto children's children;

103:18

לְשֹׁמְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ וּלְזֹכְרֵי פִקֻּדָיו לַעֲשׂוֹתָם׃

To such as keep His covenant, And to those that remember His precepts to do them.

103:19

יְהוָה בַּשָּׁמַיִם הֵכִין כִּסְאוֹ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה׃

The LORD hath established His throne in the heavens; And His kingdom ruleth over all.

103:20

בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה מַלְאָכָיו גִּבֹּרֵי כֹחַ עֹשֵׂי דְבָרוֹ לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל דְּבָרוֹ׃

Bless the LORD, ye angels of His, Ye mighty in strength, that fulfil His word, Hearkening unto the voice of His word.

103:21

בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה כָּל־צְבָאָיו מְשָׁרְתָיו עֹשֵׂי רְצוֹנוֹ׃

Bless the LORD, all ye His hosts; Ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure.

103:22

בָּרֲכוּ יְהוָה כָּל־מַעֲשָׂיו בְּכָל־מְקֹמוֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתּוֹ בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה׃

Bless the LORD, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul.

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