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Psalm 102 (103) Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 103 · About the recordings

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Psalm 102 in LXXUP = Psalm 103 in WEB.

LXXUP Updated Brenton English Septuagint
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all [that is] within me, [bless] his holy name.
103:1 By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his praises:
103:2 Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits,
3 Who forgives all thy transgressions, Who heals all thy diseases;
103:3 who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems thy life from corruption; Who crowns thee with mercy and compassion;
103:4 who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies thy desire with good things: [So that] thy youth shall be renewed like [that] of the eagle.
103:5 who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executes mercy And judgment for all that are injured.
103:6 Yahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, His will to the children of Israel.
103:7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, Long-suffering, and full of mercy.
103:8 Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
9 He will not be always angry; Neither will he be wrathful forever.
103:9 He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.
103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, The Lord has [so] increased his mercy toward them that fear him.
103:11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, [So far] has he removed our transgressions from us.
103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities [his] children, The Lord pities them that fear him.
103:13 Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame: Remember that we are dust.
103:14 For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
15 [As for] man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.
103:15 As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 For the wind passes over it, and it shall not be; And it shall know its place no more.
103:16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, And his righteousness to children’s children;
103:17 But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children,
18 To them that keep his covenant, And remember his commandments to do them.
103:18 to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts.
19 The Lord has prepared his throne in the heaven; And his kingdom rules over all.
103:19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, all ye his angels, Mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, [Ready] to hearken to the voice of his words.
103:20 Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word.
21 Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; [Ye] ministers of his that do his will.
103:21 Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works, In every place of his dominion: Bless the Lord, O my soul.
103:22 Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul!
Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in LXXUP.

  1. 1 Psalm 146:1–2; Psalm 57:7–11; 1 Corinthians 14:15; John 4:24; Psalm 111:1
  2. 2 Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 116:12; Psalm 105:5; Luke 17:15–18; Deuteronomy 6:12
  3. 3 Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 53:5; Jeremiah 17:14; Psalm 30:2; Psalm 41:3–4
  4. 4 Psalm 56:13; Psalm 71:23; Psalm 103:12; 1 Peter 5:4; Psalm 34:22
  5. 5 Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 107:9; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Psalm 63:5
  6. 6 Psalm 12:5; Psalm 9:9; Proverbs 14:31; Psalm 146:7; Psalm 72:12
  7. 7 Exodus 33:13; Psalm 147:19; Psalm 78:11; Nehemiah 9:14; Psalm 77:20
  8. 8 Psalm 86:15; Joel 2:13; Exodus 34:6–7; Psalm 145:8; Nahum 1:3
  9. 9 Isaiah 57:16; Psalm 30:5; Micah 7:18–19; Jeremiah 3:5; Jeremiah 3:12
  10. 10 Ezra 9:13; Nehemiah 9:31; Lamentations 3:22; Psalm 130:3; Daniel 9:18–19
  11. 11 Psalm 57:10; Luke 1:50; Psalm 36:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; Psalm 103:17
  12. 12 Isaiah 43:25; 1 John 1:7; Micah 7:18; Isaiah 38:17; Jeremiah 31:34
  13. 13 Luke 11:11–12; Hebrews 12:5–11; Luke 15:21–22; Psalm 103:17; Jeremiah 31:20
  14. 14 Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 10:9; Psalm 78:38–39; Genesis 3:19; Psalm 89:47
  15. 15 1 Peter 1:24; James 1:10–11; Isaiah 40:6–8; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 28:1
  16. 16 Isaiah 40:7; Job 20:9; Job 14:10; Job 7:6–10; Genesis 5:24
  17. 17 Psalm 100:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; 2 Timothy 1:9; Exodus 20:6; Romans 1:17
  18. 18 Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 132:12; Matthew 28:20; Luke 1:6; Exodus 24:8
  19. 19 Psalm 47:2; Philippians 2:9–10; Psalm 9:7; Psalm 11:4; 1 Peter 3:22
  20. 20 Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 148:2; Luke 1:19; Matthew 26:53; Luke 2:13–14
  21. 21 1 Kings 22:19; Nehemiah 9:6; Luke 2:13; Psalm 104:4; Joshua 5:14
  22. 22 Isaiah 42:10–12; Isaiah 49:13; Psalm 145:10; Psalm 148:3–12; Psalm 150:6

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 103.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CII)

    Behold, one poor man prayeth, and prayeth not in silence. We may therefore hear him, and see who he is: whether it be not perchance He, of whom the Apostle saith, "Though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich." If it is He, then, how is He poor?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 103:3 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IV, Chapters VIII–XII)

    Commit to truth whatsoever thou hast from the truth, and nothing shall thou lose; and thy decay shall flourish again, and all thy diseases be healed, and thy perishable parts shall be reformed and renovated, and drawn together to thee; nor shall they put thee down where themselves descend, but they shall abide with thee, and continue for ever before …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 103:20 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XIX)

    What He saith therefore is this: "As there all things are done without hindrance, and the angels are not partly obedient and partly disobedient, but in all things yield and obey (for He saith, Mighty in strength, performing His word'); so vouchsafe that we men may not do Thy will by halves, but perform all things as Thou willest." Seest …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 103:20 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XXIII)

    God's divine and blessed Angels do the will of God, as David said in the Psalm, Bless the Lord, all ye Angels of His, mighty in strength, that do His pleasure.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 103:4 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapters XI–XIII)

    For the tradition that has been given us by the quickening grace must remain for ever inviolate. He who redeemed our life from destruction gave us power of renewal, whereof the cause is ineffable and hidden in mystery, but bringing great salvation to our souls, so that to add or to take away anything involves manifestly a falling away from …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)