Psalm 103

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". The psalm is a hymn psalm.

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)

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.

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