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Praise for the LORD'S Mercies.

^1 (C1)Bless the LORD, my soul,
And all that is within me, bless His ^(C2)holy name.

² Bless the LORD, my soul,
And ^(C1)do not forget any of His benefits;

³ Who ^(C1)pardons all your guilt,
Who ^(C2)heals all your diseases;

⁴ Who ^(C1)redeems your life from the pit,
Who ^(C2)crowns you with favor and compassion;

⁵ Who ^(C1)satisfies your ^(F1)years with good things,
So that your youth is ^(C2)renewed like the eagle.

⁶ The LORD ^(C1)performs ^(F1)righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are ^(C2)oppressed.

⁷ He ^(C1)made known His ways to Moses,
His ^(C2)deeds to the sons of Israel.

⁸ The LORD is ^(C1)compassionate and gracious,
^(C2)Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.

⁹ He ^(C1)will not always contend with us,
Nor will He ^(C2)keep His anger forever.

¹⁰ He has ^(C1)not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds.

¹¹ For as high ^(C1)as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who ^(F1)fear Him.

¹² As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He ^(C1)removed our wrongdoings from us.

¹³ Just ^(C1)as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who ^(F1)fear Him.

¹⁴ For ^(C1)He Himself knows ^(F1)our form;
He ^(C2)is mindful that we are nothing but ^(C3)dust.

¹⁵ As for man, his days are ^(C1)like grass;
Like a ^(C2)flower of the field, so he flourishes.

¹⁶ When the ^(C1)wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its ^(C2)place no longer knows about it.

¹⁷ But the ^(F1)(C1)mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting for those who ^(F2)fear Him,
And His justice ^(C2)to the children's children,

¹⁸ To ^(C1)those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts, so as to do them.

¹⁹ The LORD has established His ^(C1)throne in the heavens,
And His ^(F1)(C2)sovereignty rules over ^(F2)all.

²⁰ Bless the LORD, you ^(C1)His angels,
^(C2)Mighty in strength, who ^(C3)perform His word,
^(C4)Obeying the voice of His word!

²¹ Bless the LORD, all you ^(C1)His ^(F1)angels,
You ^(C2)who serve Him, doing His will.

²² Bless the LORD, ^(C1)all you works of His,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless the LORD, my soul!