14 For he knoweth our constitution, remembereth that we are dust.

15 The days of man are like grass; Like the flower of the field, so it blooms.

16 The wind shall pass over him, and he shall be gone, and his place shall know him no more.

17 And the mercy of the Lord endureth from everlasting to everlasting unto them that fear him,

18 And his righteousness is upon the sons of the sons, who keep his covenant, and remember his commandments, to do them.

19 The LORD hath set his throne in heaven, and his kingdom doth possess all things.

20 Bless the Lord, [all] his angels, mighty in power, who do his word, obeying the voice of his word;

21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his servants who do his will.

22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in all the places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Psalm 103

[David's Psalm of the Creation of the World.]

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God! Thou art wonderfully great, Thou art clothed with glory and majesty;

2 Thou art clothed with light as with a garment, and stretched out the heavens as a tent;

3 Thou hast built Thy palaces on high over the waters, Thou hast made the clouds Thy chariot, Thou hast walked on the wings of the wind.

4 Thou makest spirits Thy angels, Thy servants a blazing fire.

5 Thou hast set the earth upon firm foundations: it shall not be shaken for ever and ever.

6 Thou hast covered it with an abyss as with a garment, and there are waters on the mountains.

7 From thy rebuke they flee, at the voice of thy thunder they quickly depart;

8 they go up into the mountains, they go down into the valleys, to the place which you have appointed for them.

9 Thou hast set a boundary, which they shall not pass over, neither shall they return to cover the earth.

10 Thou hast sent springs into the valleys: between the mountains flow [waters],