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Bless the Lord, O My Soul
Psalm 103:1-22
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My soul, give blessing to the Lord;
Everything within me, name Him holy.
Never let His kindnesses slip from memory,
All the gifts His faithful hands have made.
He forgives iniquity and heals us,
Redeems life from ruin and the grave.
Crowns us with compassion and with kindness,
Renews our strength like eagles in the sky.
He works justice for the oppressed.
He is merciful and slow to anger.
He has not repaid us as our sins deserve,
But carries them off to where no one can find them.
A father's tenderness toward his children
Is how He treats the dust that we are made of.
Human days are grass before the wind,
But His mercy is forever on those who fear Him.
Bless the Lord, His hosts and all creation.
My soul, give blessing to the Lord.
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Psalms 103: The God who remembers dust does not forget mercy
Psalm 103 begins with one person ordering his own soul not to forget and ends with all creation summoned into praise. Between those points, The Book of Psalms gives mercy dimensions too large for accounting and compassion a scale intimate enough to remember dust. Forgiveness is pictured as distance, mercy as height, human life as grass, and divine care as a father’s pity. The chapter never treats frailty as a surprise to the Creator. He knows the frame he made and remembers what it is made of. Yet the same poem that speaks tenderly of dust also speaks of covenant, commandments, righteousness, angels, and a throne over all. Personal gratitude grows outward until it finds its place inside the whole dominion.
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