Psalms 103

1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.

Of David. O my soul, bless the Lord; and all that is in me, his holy name.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

O my soul, bless the Lord; and forget not one of his benefits.

3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

He pardons all your sins, he heals all your diseases.

4 who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,

He ransoms your life from the pit, he crowns you with kindness and pity.

5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

He gives you your heart’s desire, renewing your youth like the eagle’s.

6 The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

The Lord executes justice – and right for all who are wronged.

7 He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.

He revealed his ways to Moses, his acts to the children of Israel.

8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

Full of pity and grace is the Lord, patient, and rich in kindness:

9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.

he will not always chide, nor cherish his anger forever.

10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.

Not after our sins has he dealt with us, nor requited us after our wickedness.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

For high as the heavens o’er the earth is his love over those who fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Far as is east from the west has he put our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him;

14 For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

for well he knows our frame, he remembers that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;

A person’s days are as grass; blossoms like a flower of the meadow.

16 when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

At the breath of the wind it is gone, and the place thereof knows it no more.

17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—

But the love of the Lord is eternal, and his kindness to children’s children,

18 to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

to those who keep his covenant and mindfully do his behests.

19 The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

The Lord has set his throne in the heavens; the whole world is under his sway.

20 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.

Bless the Lord, you angels of his, mighty heroes performing his word.

21 Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.

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

22 Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!

Bless the Lord, all you his works, far as his sway extends. O my soul, bless the Lord.