Psalms 103
1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
A psalm of David. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and with all that is within me, I give praise to his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and I remember all of his good deeds.
3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
He forgives 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 redeems your life from destruction; he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy.
5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
He satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
Yahweh does what is fair and does acts of justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.
He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the descendants of Israel.
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
Yahweh is merciful and gracious; he is patient; he has great covenant loyalty.
9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.
He will not always discipline; he is not always angry.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
He does not deal with us as our sins deserve or repay us for what our sins demand.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
For as the skies are high above the earth, so great is his covenant faithfulness toward those who honor him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As far as the east is from the west, this is how far he has removed the guilt of our sins from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
As a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who honor him.
14 For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
For he knows how we are formed; he knows that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower in a field.
16 when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
The wind blows over it, and it disappears, and no one can even tell where it once grew.
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 covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him. His righteousness extends to their descendants.
18 to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
They keep his covenant and remember to obey his instructions.
19 The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over everyone.
20 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
Give praise to Yahweh, you his angels, you mighty ones who are strong and do his word, and obey the sound of his word.
21 Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.
Give praise to Yahweh, all his hosts, you are his servants who carry out his will.
22 Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Give praise to Yahweh, all his creatures, in all the places where he reigns. I will give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
