Глава 103

  • 1. Blesse God O my soule: and all that is within me [prayse] his holy name.
  • 2. Blesse God O my soule: and forget not all his benefites.
  • 3. Who forgeueth all thy wickednesse: and healeth all thine infirmities.
  • 4. Who redeemeth thy lyfe from destruction: [and] crowneth thee with mercie and louyng kyndnesse.
  • 5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good thynges: causyng thy youth lyke an Egles to be renued.
  • 6. God executeth iustice and iudgement: for all them that are oppressed with wrong.
  • 7. He made his wayes knowen vnto Moyses: his workes vnto the children of Israel.
  • 8. God is full of compassion and pitie: loth to be angry, and exceedyng great in mercie.
  • 9. He vseth not to continue in chydyng: neither reserueth he [his anger] for euer.
  • 10. He dealeth not with vs accordyng to our sinnes: nor rewardeth vs according to our wickednesse.
  • 11. For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth: his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym.
  • 12. [Loke] howe farre distaunt the east is from the west: so farre a sunder setteth he our sinnes from vs.
  • 13. Yea lyke as a father pitieth [his owne] children: euen so is God mercifull vnto them that feare hym.
  • 14. For he knoweth wherof we be made: he remembreth that we are but dust.
  • 15. The dayes of man are as [the dayes] of an hearbe: he florisheth as a flowre in the fielde.
  • 16. For the winde passeth ouer it, and it is no more [seene]: and the place therof knoweth it no more.
  • 17. But the mercifull goodnesse of God endureth for euer and euer, vpon them that feare hym: and his righteousnesse vpon childers children.
  • 18. Euen vpon such as kepe his couenaunt: and thinke vpon his commaundementes to do them.
  • 19. God hath prepared his seate in heauen: and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all.
  • 20. Blesse God O ye his angels mightie in operation: who fulfyll his worde in hearkening vnto the voyce of his word.
  • 21. Blesse God all ye his hoastes: you his ministers that do his pleasure.
  • 22. Blesse God all you his workes in all places of his dominion: O my soule blesse thou God.