Psalm 103 He will grant favor to His People

Psalm 103

 

 

Of David.

 

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;

    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

 

2 Praise the Lord, my soul,

    and forget not all his benefits—

 

3 who forgives all your sins

    and heals all your diseases,

 

4 who redeems your life from the pit

    and crowns you with love and compassion,

 

5 Who satisfies your desires with good things

    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

 

6 The Lord works righteousness

    and justice for all the oppressed.

 

7 He made known his ways to Moses,

    his deeds to the people of Israel:

 

8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

    slow to anger, abounding in love.

 

9 He will not always accuse,

    nor will he harbor his anger forever;

 

10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve

    or repay us according to our iniquities.

 

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

    so great is his love for those who 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 has compassion on his children,

    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

 

14 for he knows how we are formed,

    he remembers that we are dust.

 

15 The life of mortals is like grass,

    they flourish like a flower of the field;

 

16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,

    and its place remembers it no more.

 

17 But from everlasting to everlasting

    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,

    and his righteousness with their children’s children—

 

18 with those who keep his covenant

    and remember to obey his precepts.

 

19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven,

    and his kingdom rules over all.

 

20 Praise the Lord, you his angels,

    you mighty ones who do his bidding,

    who obey his word.

 

21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,

    you his servants who do his will.

 

22 Praise the Lord, all his works

    everywhere in his dominion.

 

Praise the Lord, my soul.

 

 

Let my inmost being praise his name for He is the forgiver of sins and the healer of diseases

 

He is the redeemer and lifter of my soul

 

He crowns with love and compassion 

 

He gives hope and satisfies my desires so my strength is renewed 

 

He speaks His Word into my heart and I am blessed because of it 

 

Listen to me. 

 

I am the God of all comfort 

 

It is I who loves you beyond measure.

 

I supply all things for am Creator and sustainer of all 

 

By my breath, all things have their being

 

I spoke and light was made 

 

I spoke and darkness was cast down

 

It has always been my desire to bless all creation.

 

Yet do not despair at your hardships and trials

 

For my best soldiers have come through many battles    

 

I am the God who grants peace and favor to the faithful and resilient 

 

Those who persist and persevere through hardship shall not be forgotten 

 

For I am the God who delights to grant good things to those who belong to me

 

Come to me and see if I do not bless you with an abundance you can not contain.

 

He is the God who sustains His people: those who believe in Him.

 

He is majestic and righteous 

 

He is abounding in compassion 

 

He is slow to anger

 

He is the God who grants abundantly to those who revere His name 

Amen