Psalms 103:1

Psalm 103 ¹ 

By David.

103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

With all that is within me, praise ²  his holy name!

Psalms 103:13

103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, ³ 

so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. ⁴ 

Psalms 103:17

103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, ⁵ 

and is faithful to their descendants, ⁶ 

[103:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 103. The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people.

[103:1]  ² tn The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).

[103:13]  ³ tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.

[103:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[103:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.”

[103:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”