Psalm 103

This article is about Psalm 103 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 103 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 104.

Psalm 103
"Bless the LORD, O my soul"
Hymn psalm
Psalm 103 in Luttrell Psalter c. 1325–1335
Other name
  • Psalm 102 (Vulgate)
  • "Benedic anima mea Domino"
LanguageHebrew (original)

Psalm 103 is the 103rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Bless the LORD, O my soul". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In Latin, it is known as "Benedic anima mea Domino".[1] The psalm is a hymn psalm.[2]

In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 102.

The first verse (the sub-heading in most English translations) attributes the psalm to King David. The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. The psalm has been paraphrased in hymns, and has often been set to music.

  1. ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 102 (103 Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net
  2. ^ Pankhurst 2018.