Psalms

Psalm 103 ©

1 An exhortation to bless God for his mercy, 15 and for the constancy thereof.

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A Psalm of David.

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BLESS the aLORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

a v.2,22. Ps. 104.1,35; 146.1,2; 32.11; 33.1. Lu. 1.47. 1Co. 14.15. Re. 14.3.
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Bless the LORD, O my soul, and bforget not all his benefits:

b Ps. 116.12; 105; 107; 136; 145; 146. Is. 63.7. 1Ch. 16.12.
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Who cforgiveth all thine iniquities; who dhealeth all thy diseases;

c Ps. 130.8. Is. 33.24; 43.25; 44.22. Mat. 9.2-6. Lu. 7.47. Ep. 1.7.
d Ex. 15.26. Ps. 41.4. Is. 53.5; 57.18; 54.11.
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Who eredeemeth thy life from destruction; who fcrowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

e Job 33.25. Ps. 30.5; 71.23. Re. 5.9; 7.10.
f Ps. 5.12; 86.13.
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Who gsatisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that hthy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

g Ps. 81.10; 65.4; 23.5; 90.14. Ep. 3.17,19.
h Is. 40.31. Ho. 2.15. 2Co. 4.16.
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The iLORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

i Ps. 146.7; 10.17,18; 72.4. De. 32.36.
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He jmade known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

j Ps. 147.19,20. Ne. 9.7-22. Ex. 3 to De. 34.
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The kLORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

k Ex. 34.6,7. Nu. 14.18. Ps. 85.3,10. De. 5.10. Ne. 9.17. Je. 32.18. Ps. 86.15.
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He lwill not always *chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

l Ps. 30.5. Is. 57.16. Je. 3.5. Mi. 7.18,19.
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He mhath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

m Ezr. 9.13. Job 11.6. La. 3.22. Hab. 3.2. Ro. 5.20.
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For 1as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward nthem that fear him.

n Lu. 1.50.
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As ofar as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

o Is. 43.25; 44.22. Je. 31.34; 50.20. Mi. 7.18,19. Ep. 1.7.
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Like pas a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

p Mal. 3.17. Is. 63.7,9,16; 57.15-20. Ho. 11.8. Ep. 1.3-7. 1Pe. 1.3.
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For qhe knoweth our *frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

q Ge. 3.19. Ps. 78.39. Ec. 12.7. Job 25.6.
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As for rman, his days are as sgrass: tas a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

r Ps. 90.5,6. 1Pe. 1.24.
s Is. 40.6.
t Job 14.1,2. Ja. 1.10,11.
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For uthe wind passeth over it, and 2it is gone; and the place thereof vshall know it no more.

u Job 27.20,21. Is. 40.6-8.
v Job 7.6-10; 20.9. Ps. 37.10,36.
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But wthe mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and xhis righteousness unto children's children;

w Ep. 1.3-8; 2.4-7. Ps. 100.5; 23.6. Ex. 20.6.
x Da. 9.24. Is. 51.6,8. Jn. 17.25. 2Co. 5.21.
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To ysuch as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

y Ex. 20.6. De. 7.9. Is. 64.5; 3.10. 1Co. 15.58. 2Ti. 4.7,8. Ro. 2.7,10.
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The zLORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

z Ps. 11.4; 115.3. Is. 66.1. Da. 4.34,35. Ep. 1.11.
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aBless the LORD, ye his angels, 3that excel in strength, that bdo his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

a Ps. 148.2. v.21,22.
b Mat. 6.10; 18.10; 26.53. Da. 9.23.
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Bless ye the LORD, all ye chis hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

c Da. 7.10. Ge. 32.2. 1Ki. 22.19. Ps. 104.4. 2Ch. 18.18. Lu. 2.13. He. 1.14.
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dBless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: ebless the LORD, O my soul.

d Ps. 150.6; 148.1-14; 145.10. Is. 42.10-12; 44.23.
e v.1,2.