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Tehillim Chapter 103

Author:
King David
22 verses
Book Four
Reading time:
1 min
Day 20 of monthly cycle

Chapter 103 of Tehillim belongs to Book Four (chapters 90 through 106), and is traditionally attributed to King David. It contains 22 verses in vocalized Hebrew from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, paired with the JPS 1917 English translation (both public domain).

  1. לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־קְ֝רָבַ֗י אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃
  2. בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י כָּל־גְּמוּלָֽיו׃
  3. הַסֹּלֵ֥חַ לְכָל־עֲוֺנֵ֑כִי הָ֝רֹפֵ֗א לְכָל־תַּחֲלֻאָֽיְכִי׃
  4. הַגּוֹאֵ֣ל מִשַּׁ֣חַת חַיָּ֑יְכִי הַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִי חֶ֣סֶד וְרַחֲמִֽים׃
  5. הַמַּשְׂבִּ֣יַע בַּטּ֣וֹב עֶדְיֵ֑ךְ תִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁ כַּנֶּ֣שֶׁר נְעוּרָֽיְכִי׃
  6. עֹשֵׂ֣ה צְדָק֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטִ֗ים לְכָל־עֲשׁוּקִֽים׃
  7. יוֹדִ֣יעַ דְּרָכָ֣יו לְמֹשֶׁ֑ה לִבְנֵ֥י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל עֲלִילֽוֹתָיו׃
  8. רַח֣וּם וְחַנּ֣וּן יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֖רֶךְ אַפַּ֣יִם וְרַב־חָֽסֶד׃
  9. לֹֽא־לָנֶ֥צַח יָרִ֑יב וְלֹ֖א לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִטּֽוֹר׃
  10. לֹ֣א כַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּ עָ֣שָׂה לָ֑נוּ וְלֹ֥א כַ֝עֲוֺנֹתֵ֗ינוּ גָּמַ֥ל עָלֵֽינוּ׃
  11. כִּ֤י כִגְבֹ֣הַּ שָׁ֭מַיִם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ גָּבַ֥ר חַ֝סְדּ֗וֹ עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃
  12. כִּרְחֹ֣ק מִ֭זְרָח מִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑ב הִֽרְחִ֥יק מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ אֶת־פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃
  13. כְּרַחֵ֣ם אָ֭ב עַל־בָּנִ֑ים רִחַ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃
  14. כִּי־ה֖וּא יָדַ֣ע יִצְרֵ֑נוּ זָ֝כ֗וּר כִּי־עָפָ֥ר אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
  15. אֱ֭נוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִ֣יר יָמָ֑יו כְּצִ֥יץ הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה כֵּ֣ן יָצִֽיץ׃
  16. כִּ֤י ר֣וּחַ עָֽבְרָה־בּ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ ע֣וֹד מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃
  17. וְחֶ֤סֶד יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מֵעוֹלָ֣ם וְעַד־ע֭וֹלָם עַל־יְרֵאָ֑יו וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ לִבְנֵ֥י בָנִֽים׃
  18. לְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י בְרִית֑וֹ וּלְזֹכְרֵ֥י פִ֝קֻּדָ֗יו לַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃
  19. יְֽהוָ֗ה בַּ֭שָּׁמַיִם הֵכִ֣ין כִּסְא֑וֹ וּ֝מַלְכוּת֗וֹ בַּכֹּ֥ל מָשָֽׁלָה׃
  20. בָּרֲכ֥וּ יְהוָ֗ה מַלְאָ֫כָ֥יו גִּבֹּ֣רֵי כֹ֭חַ עֹשֵׂ֣י דְבָר֑וֹ לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗עַ בְּק֣וֹל דְּבָרֽוֹ׃
  21. בָּרֲכ֣וּ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־צְבָאָ֑יו מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו עֹשֵׂ֥י רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃
  22. בָּרֲכ֤וּ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ כָּֽל־מַעֲשָׂ֗יו בְּכָל־מְקֹמ֥וֹת מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֑וֹ בָּרֲכִ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

English translation (JPS 1917)

  1. [A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name.
  2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits;
  3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquity; Who healeth all Thy diseases;
  4. Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit; Who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
  5. Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; So that Thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
  6. The LORD executeth righteousness, And acts of justice for all that are oppressed.
  7. He made known His ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel.
  8. The LORD is full of compassion and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
  9. He will not always contend; Neither will He keep His anger for ever.
  10. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor requited us according to our iniquities.
  11. For as the heaven is high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
  12. As far as the east is from the west, So far hath He removed our transgressions from us.
  13. Like as a father hath compassion upon his children, So hath the LORD compassion upon them that fear Him. .
  14. For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
  15. As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
  16. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof knoweth it no more.
  17. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, And His righteousness unto children's children;
  18. To such as keep His covenant, And to those that remember His precepts to do them.
  19. The LORD hath established His throne in the heavens; And His kingdom ruleth over all.
  20. Bless the LORD, ye angels of His, Ye mighty in strength, that fulfil His word, Hearkening unto the voice of His word.
  21. Bless the LORD, all ye His hosts; Ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure.
  22. Bless the LORD, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul.

Tehillim Chapter 103: questions and answers

Who wrote Tehillim chapter 103?

According to traditional Jewish attribution, chapter 103 was authored by King David. The book of Tehillim (Psalms) contains 150 chapters compiled by King David, including psalms by ten additional psalmists: Asaph, the sons of Korach, Moses, Heman, Ethan, and others.

How many verses does Psalm 103 have?

Psalm 103 contains 22 verses. The average unhurried reading time is about 1 minute.

Which of the Five Books of Psalms is chapter 103 in?

Chapter 103 belongs to Book Four (chapters 90 through 106). Parallel to Numbers of the Torah's five books.

When is Psalm 103 read in the 30-day cycle?

Following the traditional 30-day cycle for reading the entire Tehillim once a month, Psalm 103 is read on day 20.

Is the Hebrew text of Psalm 103 pointed (with nikud)?

Yes. The Hebrew text comes from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via the Sefaria public-domain project, including full nikud (vowel pointing) and ta'amei mikra (cantillation marks).

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