cast me far away.
12My days are like a lengthening shadow;
I wither like grass.
13But You, O LORD, are enthroned forever;
Your fame endures throughout the ages.
14You will surely arise and take pity on Zion,
for it is time to be gracious to her;
the appointed time has come.
15Your servants take delight in its stones,
and cherish its dust.
16The nations will fear the name of the LORD,
all the kings of the earth, Your glory.
17For the LORD has built Zion;
He has appeared in all His glory.
18He has turned to the prayer c-of the destitute-c
and has not spurned their prayer.
19May this be written down for a coming generation,
that people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
20For He looks down from His holy height;
the LORD beholds the earth from heaven
21to hear the groans of the prisoner,
to release those condemned to death;
22that the fame of the LORD may be recounted in Zion,
His praises in Jerusalem,
23when the nations gather together,
the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.
24He drained my strength in mid-course,
He shortened my days.
25I say, “O my God, do not take me away
in the midst of my days,
You whose years go on for generations on end.
26Of old You established the earth;
the heavens are the work of Your hands.
27They shall perish, but You shall endure;
they shall all wear out like a garment;
You change them like clothing and they pass away.
28But You are the same, and Your years never end.
29May the children of Your servants dwell securely
and their offspring endure in Your presence.”
103 Of David.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
all my being, His holy name.
2Bless the LORD, O my soul
and do not forget all His bounties.
3He forgives all your sins,
heals all your diseases.
4He redeems your life from the Pit,
surrounds you with steadfast love and mercy.
5He satisfies you with good things in a-the prime of life,-a
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6The LORD executes righteous acts
and judgments for all who are wronged.
7He made known His ways to Moses,
His deeds to the children of Israel.
8The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love.
9He will not contend forever,
or nurse His anger for all time.
10He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
nor has He requited us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him.
12As east is far from west,
so far has He removed our sins from us.
13As a father has compassion for his children,
so the LORD has compassion for those who fear Him.
14For He knows how we are formed;
He is mindful that we are dust.
15Man, his days are like those of grass;
he blooms like a flower of the field;
16a wind passes by and it is no more,
its own place no longer knows it.
17But the LORD’s steadfast love is for all eternity
toward those who fear Him,
and His beneficence is for the children’s children
18of those who keep His covenant
and remember to observe His precepts.
19The LORD has established His throne in heaven,
and His sovereign rule is over all.
20Bless the LORD, O His angels,
mighty creatures who do His bidding,
ever obedient to His bidding;
21bless the LORD, all His hosts,
His servants who do His will;
22bless the LORD, all His works,
through the length and breadth of His realm;
bless the LORD, O my soul.
104 Bless the LORD, O my soul;
O LORD, my God, You are very great;
You are clothed in glory and majesty,
2wrapped in a robe of light;
You spread the heavens like a tent cloth.
3He sets the rafters of His lofts in the waters,
makes the clouds His chariot,
moves on the wings of the wind.
4He makes the winds His messengers,
fiery flames His servants.
5He established the earth on its foundations,
so that it shall never totter.
6You made the deep cover it as a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7They fled at Your blast,
rushed away at the sound of Your thunder,
8—mountains rising, valleys sinking—
to the place You established for them.
9You set bounds they must not pass
so that they never again cover the earth.
10You make springs gush forth in torrents;
they make their way between the hills,
11giving drink to all the wild beasts;
the wild asses slake their thirst.
12The birds of the sky dwell beside them
and sing among the foliage.
13You water the mountains from Youra lofts;
the earth is sated from the fruit of Your work.
14You make the grass grow for the cattle,
and herbage for man’s labor
that he may get food out of the earth—
15wine that cheers the hearts of men
b-oil that makes the face shine,-b
and bread that sustains man’s life.
16The trees of the LORD drink their fill,
the cedars of Lebanon, His own planting,
17where birds make their nests;
the stork has her home in the junipers.
18The high mountains are for wild goats;
the crags are a refuge for rock-badgers.
19He made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows when to set.
20You bring on darkness and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forests stir.
21The lions roar for prey,
seeking their food from God.
22When the sun rises, they come home
and couch in their dens.
23Man then goes out to his work,
to his labor until the evening.
24How many are the things You have made, O LORD;
You have made them all with wisdom;
the earth is full of Your creations.
25There is the sea, vast and wide,
with its creatures beyond number,
living things, small and great.
26There go the ships,
and Leviathan that You formed to sport with.
27All of them look to You
to give them their food when it is due.
28Give it to them, they gather it up;
open Your hand, they are well satisfied;
29hide Your face, they are terrified;
take away their breath, they perish
and turn again into dust;
30send back Your breath, they are created,
and You renew the face of the earth.
31May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in His works!
32He looks at the earth and it trembles;
He touches the mountains and they smoke.
33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
all my life I will chant hymns to my God.
34May my prayer be pleasing to Him;
I will rejoice in the LORD.
35May sinners disappear from the earth,
and the wicked be no more.
Bless the LORD, O my soul.
Hallelujah.
105 Praise the LORD;
call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.
2Sing praises to Him;
speak of all His wondrous acts.
3Exult in His holy name;
let all who seek the LORD rejoice.
4Turn to the LORD, to His might;a
seek His presence constantly.
5Remember the wonders He has done,
His portents and the judgments He has pronounced,
6O offspring of Abraham, His servant,
O descendants of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7He is the LORD our God;
His judgments are throughout the earth.
8He is ever mindful of His covenant,
the promise He gave for a thousand generations,
9that He made with Abraham,
swore to Isaac,
10and confirmed in a decree for Jacob,
for Israel, as an eternal covenant,
11saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your allotted heritage.”
12They were then few in number,
a mere handful, sojourning there,
13wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
14He allowed no one to oppress them;
He reproved kings on their account,
15“Do not touch My anointed ones;
do not harm My prophets.”
16He called down a famine on the land,
destroyed every staff of bread.
17He sent ahead of them a man,
Joseph, sold into slavery.
18His feet were subjected to fetters;
an iron collar was put on his neck.
19Until his prediction came true
the decree of the LORD purged him.
20The king sent to have him freed;
the ruler of nations released him.
21He made him the lord of his household,
empowered him over all his possessions,
22to discipline his princes at will,
to teach his elders wisdom.
23Then Israel came to Egypt;
Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24He made His people very fruitful,
more numerous than their foes.
25b-He changed their heart-b to hate His people,
to plot against His servants.
26He sent His servant Moses,
and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
27They performed His signs among them,
His wonders, against the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness; it was very dark;
c-did they not defy His word?-c
29He turned their waters into blood
and killed their fish.
30Their land teemed with frogs,
even the rooms of their king.
31Swarms of insects came at His command,
lice, throughout their country.
32He gave them hail for rain,
and flaming fire in their land.
33He struck their vines and fig trees,
broke down the trees of their country.
34Locusts came at His command,
grasshoppers without number.
35They devoured every green thing in the land;
they consumed the produce of the soil.
36He struck down every first-born in the land,
the first fruit of their vigor.
37He led Israeld out with silver and gold;
none among their tribes faltered.
38Egypt rejoiced when they left,
for dread of Israeld had fallen upon them.
39He spread a cloud for a cover,
and fire to light up the night.
40They asked and He brought them quail,
and satisfied them with food from heaven.
41He opened a rock so that water gushed forth;
it flowed as a stream in the parched land.
42Mindful of His sacred promise
to His servant Abraham,
43He led His people out in gladness,
His chosen ones with joyous song.
44He gave them the lands of nations;
they inherited the wealth of peoples,
45that they might keep His laws
and observe His teachings.
Hallelujah.
106 Hallelujah.
Praise the LORD for He is good;
His steadfast love is eternal.
2Who can tell the mighty acts of the LORD,
proclaim all His praises?
3Happy are those who act justly,
who do right at all times.
4Be mindful of me, O LORD, when You favor Your people;
take note of me when You deliver them,
5that I may enjoy the prosperity of Your chosen ones,
share the joy of Your nation,
glory in Your very own people.
6We have sinned like our forefathers;
we have gone astray, done evil.
7Our forefathers in Egypt did not perceive Your wonders;
they did not remember Your abundant love,
but rebelled at the sea, at the Sea of Reeds.
8Yet He saved them, as befits His name,
to make known His might.
9He sent His blast against the Sea of Reeds;
it became dry;
He led them through the deep as through a wilderness.
10He delivered them from the foe,
redeemed them from the enemy.
11Water covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.
12Then