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Psalm 103 Prayer

I wrote this prayer (using Psalm 103) for those who are suffering.  
This Psalm has carried me through many years of tragedy.

From Psalm 103:
I pray that the deep, abiding peace of God will bless you.
And I pray that your soul, deep within you,
will be able to bless the LORD,
and bless His Holy Name, YAHWEH, the great I AM THAT I AM.
I pray God’s name will wash over you, comfort you and heal you.
The LORD is the pre-eminent, always existing,
above time, all powerful GOD.
I pray that His very glory will quiet your heart
and gently lift your head so that you might meet His gaze
- so that His face may shine upon you.

I pray that you will never ever
forget His beautiful and gracious benefits.

If you revere God, He forgives all your iniquities –
magnificently forgives every word, thought and deed
that you have committed against His Holy Name.
He heals all your diseases.
There’s so much that is rotten in this life.
So many unnameable things.
But the LORD sees, and He WILL HEAL.
I pray that He will be healing you.
He redeems your life from the pit
– when you are in the depths, when you feel stuck
and swallowed up by the terrible things of this world,
He REDEEMS you.
He lifts you up. He is the lifter of your head.
He crowns you with that marvelous
HESED steadfast love and mercy.
You are made royalty, with His grace and love.
He satisfies you with good,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
But this good is found in Him.

May you seek him, for as long as it takes to find Him,
so that you will truly be satisfied with all that is truly good,
perfect and worth treasuring.
May the LORD Himself renew your youth –
give you a new hope for the future, a new spring in your step,
a new way forward in Him.

If you fear/revere God, may your heart be encouraged,
and may you be comforted that the LORD
works righteousness and justice for ALL the oppressed.
May the Lord work righteousness and justice for you.
Let His eyes behold you, and work for you.
May you know that the LORD is FOR YOU
and NOT AGAINST YOU!

May you also be encouraged as you remember
that the LORD made His ways known to Moses,
and His acts to the people of Israel!
The LORD had every right to turn away from all mankind.
We were so lost, and so content in our sin.
But the LORD revealed HIMSELF to Israel,
and through Christ and His death and resurrection
we all have access to Him as our FATHER!

May you be reminded every morning,
every afternoon and every evening
that the LORD is merciful and gracious to you!
He is slow to anger towards you.
He is ABOUNDING in STEADFAST LOVE to you.
He will not always chide you. He loves you.

If you fear God, may you know as you have never known before
that as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so GREAT is His love towards those who fear Him!
Towards you! That’s an infinite amount of LOVE! For you.
May you also know that as far as the east is from the west,
so far does the LORD remove your transgressions from you.
From the smallest white lie,
to the greatest, most heinous of sins you have committed
– they are all removed from you, in Christ.

If you fear God, may you be comforted.
The LORD has COMPASSION for you as a father to His children.
He cares for you. He knows every hair on your head.
No one knows you more intimately than He does, and He CARES.
May that be a balm to your soul.

Not only that! But He knows your frame
– better than you ever could yourself!
He knows that you are just dust.
You are human, and your days are like the grass,
flourishing like a flower of the field;
and the wind passes over that flower
and it is gone and its place knows it no more.
You are fleeting, and the LORD knows.
But with Him, you are eternal.

More precious than that, HIS love for you is eternal!
His steadfast love is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear Him,
and His righteousness to children’s children.
His love for you is FOREVER,
unlike anything a mere creature can give you.
May you keep His covenant,
and remember to do His commandments.

The LORD has established His throne in the heavens,
and His Kingdom rules over ALL.
May this give you much comfort as you
look out upon the world and the chaos therein.
The LORD is in control. And this LORD loves you.

Bless the Lord, O you, His angels,
you mighty ones who do His word,
Obeying the voice of His word!
Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
His ministers, who do His will!
Bless the Lord, all His works,
In ALL places of His dominion!
Bless the LORD, O your soul.

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If you are hurting, if you are suffering, may God be near to you. I am also happy to pray for you personally - PM me if you would like that. It has been a tremendous blessing to me when people have reached out to me and prayed for me. 




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