Psalm 103 (KJV): Bless the Lord, ye his angels

From Psalms

Psalm 103
(Of David.)

¹Bless the LORD, O my soul:
      and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
²Bless the LORD, O my soul,
      and forget not all his benefits:
³Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
      who healeth all thy diseases;
⁴Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
      who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
⁵Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
      so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

⁶The LORD executeth righteousness
      and judgment for all that are oppressed.

⁷He made known his ways unto Moses,
      his acts unto the children of Israel.
⁸The LORD is merciful and gracious,
      slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
⁹He will not always chide:
      neither will he keep his anger for ever.
¹⁰He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
      nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
¹¹For as the heaven is high above the earth,
      so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
¹²As far as the east is from the west,
      so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
¹³Like as a father pitieth his children,
      so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
¹⁴For he knoweth our frame;
      he remembereth that we are dust.

¹⁵As for man, his days are as grass:
      as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
¹⁶For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;
      and the place thereof shall know it no more.
¹⁷But the mercy of the LORD
      is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him,
      and his righteousness unto children's children;
¹⁸To such as keep his covenant,
      and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

¹⁹The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens;
      and his kingdom ruleth over all.

²⁰Bless the LORD, ye his angels,
      that excel in strength, that do his commandments,
      hearkening unto the voice of his word.
²¹Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts;
      ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
²²Bless the LORD, all his works
      in all places of his dominion:

bless the LORD, O my soul.

You are his angel says the psalmist in verse 20.  You are one of his ministers that do his work.  He means you.  He means me.  He cares about and loves each one of us.  He has a plan for each of us - and that includes me, even though I am undeserving.  That includes me even though I wander from time to time.  That includes me even though I lie, covet, and cheat.

For he forgives my iniquities.  The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and full of of mercy.  So, I will bless the Lord, O my soul.  Hallelujah.

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