Psalm 103
Praise For God's Love
1Praise the Lord, O my soul. And all that is within me, praise His holy name.
2Praise the Lord, O my soul. And forget none of His acts of kindness.
3He forgives all my sins. He heals all my diseases.
4He saves my life from the grave. He crowns me with loving and pity.
5He fills my years with good things and I am made young again like the eagle.
6The Lord does what is right and fair for all who suffer under a bad power.
7He made His ways known to Moses and His acts to the people of Israel.
8The Lord is full of loving and kindness. He is slow to anger and has much loving.
9He will not always keep after us. And He will not keep His anger back forever.
10He has not punished us enough for all our sins. He has not paid us back for all our wrong.
11For His lovingness for those who fear Him is as great as the heavens are high above the earth.
12He has taken our sins from us as far as the east is from the west.
13The Lord has loving on those who fear Him, as a father has loving on his children.
14For He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.
15The days of man are like grass. He grows like a flower of the field.
16When the wind blows over it, it is gone. Its place will remember it no more.
17But the loving of the Lord is forever and forever on those who fear Him. And what is right with God is given forever to their children's children,
18to those who keep His agreement and remember to obey His Law.
19The Lord has set up His throne in the heavens. And His holy nation rules over all.
20Praise the Lord, you powerful angels of His who do what He says, obeying His voice as He speaks!
21Praise the Lord, all you armies of His who work for Him and do what pleases Him.
22Praise the Lord, all His works in all places under His rule. Praise the Lord, O my soul!
Psalm 104
The Lord Watches Over All His Works
1Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great. You are dressed with great honor and wonderful power.
2He covers Himself with light as with a coat. He spreads out the heavens like a tent.
3He makes His home on the waters. He makes the clouds His wagon. He rides on the wings of the wind.
4He makes the winds carry His news. He makes His helpers a burning fire.
5He set the earth in its place so that it will stay that way forever.
6You covered it with the sea as with a coat. The waters stood above the mountains.
7The waters left at Your strong words. They went away in a hurry at the sound of Your thunder.
8The mountains went up and the valleys went down to the place that You made for them.
9You set a place that they may not pass over. The waters will never cover the earth again.
10He sends rivers into the valleys. They flow between the mountains.
11They give water to all the animals of the field. The wild donkeys drink until they are no longer thirsty.
12The birds of the sky nest beside them. They sing among the branches.
13He waters the mountains from His home above. The earth is filled with the fruit of His works.
14He makes the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to use. So He may bring food from the earth,
15wine that makes man's heart glad, oil to make his face shine, and food to make his heart strong.
16The tall cedar trees that the Lord planted in Lebanon drink their fill.
17The birds make their nests there. The stork has its nest in the green trees.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a safe place for the badgers.
19He made the moon to mark the time of year. And the sun knows when to go down.
20You make darkness and it becomes night. Then all the wild animals among the trees come out.
21The young lions make a loud noise as they go after meat. And they get their food from God.
22They go to their homes and lie down when the sun rises.
23Then man goes out to his work and works until evening.
24O Lord, how many are Your works! You made them all in wisdom. The earth is full of what You have made.
25There is the wide sea full of both large and small animals. There are too many for us to number.
26The ships sail there. And the very large sea animal You have made plays in it.
27They all wait for You to give them their food at the right time.
28You give it to them and they gather it up. You open Your hand and they are filled with good things.
29They are troubled and afraid when You hide Your face. And when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
30They are made when You send Your Spirit. And You make the land of the earth new again.
31May the shining-greatness of the Lord last forever. May the Lord be glad in His works.
32He looks at the earth and it shakes with fear. He touches the mountains and they smoke.
33I will sing to the Lord all my life. I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34May the words of my heart be pleasing to Him. As for me, I will be glad in the Lord.
35Let sinners be destroyed from the earth. And let the sinful be no more. Honor the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
Psalm 105
God's Work With Israel
1O give thanks to the Lord. Call on His name. Make His works known among the people.
2Sing to Him. Sing praises to Him. Tell of all His great works.
3Honor His holy name. Let the heart of those who look to the Lord be glad.
4Look for the Lord and His strength. Look for His face all the time.
5Remember the great and powerful works that He has done. Keep in mind what He has decided and told us,
6O children of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
7He is the Lord our God. What He has decided is in all the earth.
8He has remembered His agreement forever, the promise He made to last through a thousand families,
9the agreement that He made with Abraham, and His promise to Isaac.
10He gave it to Jacob as a Law, to Israel as an agreement that will last forever.
11He said, 'I will give the land of Canaan to you as your share,'
12when they were only a few men in number and were strangers in it.
13They went from nation to nation, from the people under one king to the people under another.
14He did not allow anyone to hold power over them. And He spoke sharp words to kings because of them.
15He said, 'Do not touch My chosen ones. And do not hurt those who speak for Me.'
16Then He called for a time of no food on the land. He cut off all their bread.
17He sent a man, Joseph, before them who was sold as a servant.
18They hurt his feet with chains. He was put in irons,
19until what he had said would happen came to pass. The Word of the Lord tested him.
20The king sent and had him taken out of prison. The ruler of many people set him free.
21He made him the lord of his house and ruler over all he had.
22He could punish the rulers as he pleased. And he taught wisdom to the wise.
23Then Israel also came into Egypt. So Jacob stayed in the land of Ham.
24And He made the number of His people grow until they were stronger than those who held power over them.
25He turned their hearts to hate His people and to make plans against His servants.
26He sent Moses, His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.
27They did His great works for them to see, powerful works in the land of Ham.
28He sent darkness and made the land dark. They did not fight against what He told them to do.
29He changed their water into blood, so their fish died.
30Their land became covered with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.
31He spoke and there came many flies all over their land.
32He gave them hail instead of rain, and lightning like fire in their land.
33He destroyed their vines and fig trees and the trees of their country.
34He spoke and the locusts came. There were too many to number.
35They ate up all the plants in their country. They ate all the fruit of their land.
36He killed all the first in their land, the first fruits of all their strength.
37Then He brought Israel out with silver and gold. And there was not one weak person among their families.
38Egypt was glad when they left. For they had become afraid of Israel.
39He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.
40They asked, and He brought them quails for meat. And He filled them with the bread of heaven.
41He opened the rock and water flowed out. It flowed in the desert like a river.
42For He remembered His holy Word with Abraham His servant.
43And He brought His people out with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
44He gave them the lands of the nations. They were given what others had worked for,
45so that they might do what He told them and keep His Law. Praise the Lord!
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