Psalm 103

103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,


and all that is within me,

bless his holy name!

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not all his benefits,

3 who forgives all your iniquity,

who heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit,

who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

5 who satisfies you with good

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.



6 The Lord works righteousness

and justice for all who are oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,

his acts to the people of Israel.

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

9 He will not always chide,

nor will he keep his anger forever.

10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,

nor repay us according to our iniquities.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

12 as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

13 As a father shows compassion to his children,

so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

14 For he knows our frame; [1]

he remembers that we are dust.



15 As for man, his days are like grass;

he flourishes like a flower of the field;

16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,

and its place knows it no more.

17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,

and his righteousness to children's children,

18 to those who keep his covenant

and remember to do his commandments.

19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,

and his kingdom rules over all.



20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels,

you mighty ones who do his word,

obeying the voice of his word!

21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts,

his ministers, who do his will!

22 Bless the Lord, all his works,

in all places of his dominion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

For the past several weeks the boys and I have been working on memorizing this passage from the Old Testament. We have listened to"Sing the Word: The Heavens Declare" scripture songs from the Harrow family which we purchased from Sonlight Curriculum. I have found all of the Sing the Word CD's so helpful. Today both boys were able to complete our school week in a beautiful way. This is such a comforting passage, and to hear it come with conviction from the mouths of two young boys was powerful. God's word is powerful beyond anything else we may read or hear. I don't like to even consider the possibility that any of my children may ever find themselves in a situation where they have no access to God's word. But in the event that they do, I am comforted to know that they will be carrying it with them in their hearts. No, we never got to the studying of adverbs this week as I intended. But we did accomplish what mattered the most to me. It was a great school day.