By David.

103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!

103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!

103:3 He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,

103:4 who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,

103:5 who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.

• Refer to Eagles Wings

103:6 The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.

• Refer to Justice Revenge

103:7 The Lord revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites.

103:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

103:9 He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry.

103:10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.

103:11 For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.

103:12 As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.

• Refer to East from the West

103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.

103:14 For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay.

• Refer to Hebrews 4:14–16 :: Jesus knows our weaknesses

103:15 A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,