1 To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;
2 you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.
3 You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.
4 You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.
5 You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.
6 The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
7 At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.
9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.
10 You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.
11 All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
12 Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
13 You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,
14 producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,
15 and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.
16 The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
17 There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
18 The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.
19 He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.
20 You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
21 The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.
22 The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
23 Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, until the evening.
24 How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
25 This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
26 There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
27 All these expect you to give them food in due time.
28 What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
29 But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.
30 You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
32 He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.
34 May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
35 Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 103:
Psalm 103 is a song of praise and gratitude to God for His mercy and kindness to His people. In it, the psalmist extols the grandeur of God and his wonderful works. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Deuteronomy 7:9: "Know, therefore, that the Lord, His God, is God; He is the faithful God, who holds the covenant and goodness for a thousand generations of those who love and obey Him in their commandments." This verse highlights God's faithfulness to maintain His covenant and goodness to those who love and obey His commandments, a theme that is emphasized in Psalm 103.
Isaiah 43:25: "It is me, myself, the one who erases his transgressions, for the sake of me, and who no longer remembers his sins." Just as the psalmist thanks God for forgiving his sins and healing his sickness (Psalm 103:3), this verse of Isaiah highlights the grace and mercy of God to forgive the transgressions of his people.
Lamentations 3:22-23: "The Lord's mercies are the cause of not being consumed, because their mercies have no end; they are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness." The psalmist extols the mercy and faithfulness of God in Psalm 103, and this verse of lamentations reinforces this message by highlighting that it is thanks to the mercy of the Lord that his people are not destroyed.
Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace you are saved, through faith, and this is not come from you, it is the gift of God; not by works, that no one can glornize." The psalmist recognizes that his salvation and redemption come from God (Psalm 103:4), and this verse of Ephesians emphasizes that salvation is a free gift from God, received by faith and not by works.
James 1:17: "Every good gift and every perfect gift comes from above, coming down from the father of lights, which does not change as fickle shadows." Just as the psalmist extols God's goodness and generosity in Psalm 103, this Verse of James points out that all the good little gifts and gifts come from God, the Father of Lights.
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