1

O thou my soul, bless God the Lord;

and all that in me is

Be stirred up his holy name

to magnify and bless.

2

Bless, O my soul, the Lord thy God,

and not forgetful be

Of all his gracious benefits

he hath bestow’d on thee.

3

All thine iniquities who doth

most graciously forgive:

Who thy diseases all and pains

doth heal, and thee relieve.

4

Who doth redeem thy life, that thou

to death may’st not go down;

Who thee with loving-kindness doth

and tender mercies crown:

5

Who with abundance of good things

doth satisfy thy mouth;

So that, ev’n as the eagle’s age,

renewed is thy youth.

6

God righteous judgment executes

for all oppressed ones.

7

His ways to Moses, he his acts

made known to Isr’el’s sons.

8

The Lord our God is merciful,

and he is gracious,

Long-suffering, and slow to wrath,

in mercy plenteous.

9

He will not chide continually,

nor keep his anger still.

10

With us he dealt not as we sinn’d,

nor did requite our ill.

11

For as the heaven in its height

the earth surmounteth far;

So great to those that do him fear

his tender mercies are:

12

As far as east is distant from

the west, so far hath he

From us removed, in his love,

all our iniquity.

13

Such pity as a father hath

unto his children dear;

Like pity shews the Lord to such

as worship him in fear.

14

For he remembers we are dust,

and he our frame well knows.

15

Frail man, his days are like the grass,

as flow’r in field he grows:

16

For over it the wind doth pass,

and it away is gone;

And of the place where once it was

it shall no more be known.

17

But unto them that do him fear

God’s mercy never ends;

And to their children’s children still

his righteousness extends:

18

To such as keep his covenant,

and mindful are alway

Of his most just commandements,

that they may them obey.

19

The Lord prepared hath his throne

in heavens firm to stand;

And ev’ry thing that being hath

his kingdom doth command.

20

O ye his angels, that excel

in strength, bless ye the Lord;

Ye who obey what he commands,

and hearken to his word.

21

O bless and magnify the Lord,

ye glorious hosts of his;

Ye ministers, that do fulfil

whate’er his pleasure is.

22

O bless the Lord, all ye his works,

wherewith the world is stor’d

In his dominions ev’ry where.

My soul, bless thou the Lord.