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Apoteichisis

The Old Testament

Psalms 102

ΨΑΛΜΟΙ · 102

Brenton 102:1

A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Brenton 102:2

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his praises:

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who forgives all thy transgressions, who heals all thy diseases;

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who redeems thy life from corruption; who crowns thee with mercy and compassion;

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who satisfies thy desire with good things: so that thy youth shall be renewed like that of the eagle.

Brenton 102:6

The Lord executes mercy and judgment for all that are injured.

Brenton 102:7

He made known his ways to Moses, his will to the children of Israel.

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The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, long-suffering, and full of mercy.

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He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever.

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He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.

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For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has so increased his mercy toward them that fear him.

Brenton 102:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

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As a father pities his children, the Lord pities them that fear him.

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For he knows our frame: remember that we are dust.

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As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.

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For the wind passes over it, and it shall not be; and it shall know its place no more.

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But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children;

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to them that keep his covenant, and remember his commandments to do them.

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The Lord has prepared his throne in the heaven; and his kingdom rules over all.

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Bless the Lord, all ye his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, ready to hearken to the voice of his words.

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Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his will.

Brenton 102:22

Bless the Lord, all his works, in every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.

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