Comfort from the Word – Day 17

₁O LORD, I will always sing of your constant love;

I will proclaim your faithfulness for ever.

₂I know that your love will last for all time,

that your faithfulness is as permanent as the sky.

₁Praise the LORD, my soul!

All my being, praise his holy name!

₂Praise the LORD, my soul,

and do not forget how kind he is.

₃He forgives all my sins

and heals all my diseases.

₄He keeps me from the grave

and blesses me with love and mercy.

₅He fills my life with good things,

so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.

₆The LORD judges in favour of the oppressed

and gives them their rights.

₇He revealed his plans to Moses

and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.

₈The LORD is merciful and loving,

slow to become angry and full of constant love.

₉He does not keep on rebuking;

he is not angry for ever.

₁₀He does not punish us as we deserve

or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.

₁₁As high as the sky is above the earth,

so great is his love for those who honour him.

₁₂As far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our sins from us.

₁₃As a father is kind to his children,

so the LORD is kind to those who honour him.

₁₄He knows what we are made of;

he remembers that we are dust.

₁₅As for us, our life is like grass.

We grow and flourish like a wild flower;

₁₆then the wind blows on it, and it is gone —

no one sees it again.

₁₇But for those who honour the LORD, his love lasts for ever,

and his goodness endures for all generations

₁₈of those who are true to his covenant

and who faithfully obey his commands.

₁₉The LORD placed his throne in heaven;

he is king over all.

₂₀Praise the LORD, you strong and mighty angels,

who obey his commands,

who listen to what he says.

₂₁Praise the LORD, all you heavenly powers,

you servants of his, who do his will!

₂₂Praise the LORD, all his creatures

in all the places he rules.

Praise the LORD, my soul!

₁I will proclaim your greatness, my God and king;

I will thank you for ever and ever.

₂Every day I will thank you;

I will praise you for ever and ever.

₃The LORD is great and is to be highly praised;

his greatness is beyond understanding.

₄What you have done will be praised from one generation to the next;

they will proclaim your mighty acts.

₅They will speak of your glory and majesty,

and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.

₆People will speak of your mighty deeds,

and I will proclaim your greatness.

₇They will tell about all your goodness

and sing about your kindness.

₈The LORD is loving and merciful,

slow to become angry and full of constant love.

₉He is good to everyone

and has compassion on all he made.

₁₀All your creatures, LORD, will praise you,

and all your people will give you thanks.

₁₁They will speak of the glory of your royal power

and tell of your might,

₁₂so that everyone will know your mighty deeds

and the glorious majesty of your kingdom.

₁₃Your rule is eternal,

and you are king for ever.

The LORD is faithful to his promises,

and he is merciful in all his acts.

₁₄He helps those who are in trouble;

he lifts those who have fallen.

₁₅All living things look hopefully to you,

and you give them food when they need it.

₁₆You give them enough

and satisfy the needs of all.

₁₇The LORD is righteous in all he does,

merciful in all his acts.

₁₈He is near to those who call to him,

who call to him with sincerity.

₁₉He supplies the needs of those who honour him;

he hears their cries and saves them.

₂₀He protects everyone who loves him,

but he will destroy the wicked.

₂₁I will always praise the LORD;

let all his creatures praise his holy name for ever.

₁Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD, my soul!

₂I will praise him as long as I live;

I will sing to my God all my life.

₃Don't put your trust in human leaders;

no human being can save you.

₄When they die, they return to the dust;

on that day all their plans come to an end.

₅Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them

and who depend on the LORD their God,

₆the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,

and all that is in them.

He always keeps his promises;

₇he judges in favour of the oppressed

and gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets prisoners free

₈and gives sight to the blind.

He lifts those who have fallen;

he loves his righteous people.

₉He protects the strangers who live in our land;

he helps widows and orphans,

but takes the wicked to their ruin.

₁₀The LORD is king for ever.

Your God, O Zion, will reign for all time.

Praise the LORD!

₁Praise the LORD!

It is good to sing praise to our God;

it is pleasant and right to praise him.

₂The LORD is restoring Jerusalem;

he is bringing back the exiles.

₃He heals the broken-hearted

and bandages their wounds.

₄He has decided the number of the stars

and calls each one by name.

₅Great and mighty is our Lord;

his wisdom cannot be measured.

₆He raises the humble,

but crushes the wicked to the ground.

₇Sing hymns of praise to the LORD;

play music on the harp to our God.

₈He spreads clouds over the sky;

he provides rain for the earth

and makes grass grow on the hills.

₉He gives animals their food

and feeds the young ravens when they call.

₁₀His pleasure is not in strong horses,

nor his delight in brave soldiers;

₁₁but he takes pleasure in those who honour him,

in those who trust in his constant love.

₁₂Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

₁₃He keeps your gates strong;

he blesses your people.

₁₄He keeps your borders safe

and satisfies you with the finest wheat.

₁₅He gives a command to the earth,

and what he says is quickly done.

₁₆He spreads snow like a blanket

and scatters frost like dust.

₁₇He sends hail like gravel;

no one can endure the cold he sends!

₁₈Then he gives a command, and the ice melts;

he sends the wind, and the water flows.

₁₉He gives his message to his people,

his instructions and laws to Israel.

₂₀He has not done this for other nations;

they do not know his laws.

Praise the LORD!