| 1 | Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul; and all that is [deepest] within me, bless His holy name! |
| 2 | Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul, and forget not [one of] all His benefits— |
| 3 | Who forgives [every one of] all your iniquities, Who heals [each one of] all your diseases, |
| 4 | Who redeems your life from the pit
and
corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies,
and
crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy; |
| 5 | Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle’s [strong, overcoming, soaring]! |
| 6 | The Lord executes righteousness
and
justice [not for me only, but] for all who are oppressed. |
| 7 | He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. |
| 8 | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy
and
loving-kindness. |
| 9 | He will not always chide
or
be contending, neither will He keep His anger forever
or
hold a grudge. |
| 10 | He has not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. |
| 11 | For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great are His mercy
and
loving-kindness toward those who reverently
and
worshipfully fear Him. |
| 12 | As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. |
| 13 | As a father loves
and
pities his children, so the Lord loves
and
pities those who fear Him [with reverence, worship, and awe]. |
| 14 | For He knows our frame, He [earnestly] remembers
and
imprints [on His heart] that we are dust. |
| 15 | As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. |
| 16 | For the wind passes over it and it is gone, and its place shall know it no more. |
| 17 | But the mercy
and
loving-kindness of the Lord are from everlasting to everlasting upon those who reverently
and
worshipfully fear Him, and His righteousness is to children’s children— |
| 18 | To such as keep His covenant [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying it] and to those who [earnestly] remember His commandments to do them [imprinting them on their hearts]. |
| 19 | The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all. |
| 20 | Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His commandments, hearkening to the voice of His word. |
| 21 | Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, all you His hosts, you His ministers who do His pleasure. |
| 22 | Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of His dominion; bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! |
Cross references:
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Psalm 103:5 : Isa. 40:31.
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Psalm 103:8 : James 5:11.
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Psalm 103:17 : Deut. 10:12.
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