Psalm for Wednesday in the Second Week of Advent

Psalm 103:1-10

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and forget not all his benefits.

He forgives all your sins

and heals all your infirmities;

He redeems your life from the grave

and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness;

He satisfies you with good things,

and your youth is renewed like an eagle's.

The Lord executes righteousness

and judgment for all who are oppressed.

He made his ways known to Moses

and his works to the children of Israel.

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy,

slow to anger and of great kindness.

He will not always accuse us,

nor will he keep his anger for ever.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins,

nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.

For as the heavens are high above the earth,

so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.

As far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed our sins from us.

As a father cares for his children,

so does the Lord care for those who fear him.

For he himself knows whereof we are made;

he remembers that we are but dust.

Our days are like the grass;

we flourish like a flower of the field;

when the wind goes over it, it is gone,

and its place shall know it no more.

But the merciful goodness of the Lord endures for ever on those who fear him,

and his righteousness on children's children;

On those who keep his covenant

and remember his commandments and do them.

The Lord has set his throne in heaven,

and his kingship has dominion over all.

Bless the Lord, you angels of his, you mighty ones who do his bidding,

and hearken to the voice of his word.

Bless the Lord, all you hosts,

you ministers of his who do his will.

Bless the Lord, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion;

bless the Lord, O my soul.