Bless The LORD, O My Soul
Bless
the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the
LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits – who forgives
all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the
Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good
as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
The
LORD works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed. He made known his
ways to Moses, his acts to the people of
He
does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love
toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far he
removes our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion for his
children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. For he knows how
we were made; he remembers that we are dust.
As
for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the
field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no
more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on
those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who
keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.
The
LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, obedient
to his spoken word. Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his
dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul.
Psalm 103:1-22
Trash
trucks come to our homes each week. We don’t really enjoy taking the trash out,
but we are glad when it is out, and taken away. Getting rid of sin is the same
way. But, it is not always that simple. Sometimes we rummage around in the
trash, thinking maybe we should not throw something away, and the same is true
of sin. Taking out the trash begins with confession, and then counting on Jesus
to get rid of it.
So
the next time the trash man comes, leave the trash on the curb, all of it.
Confession is the key that opens the door to forgiveness.
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