Psalms 103
1 Of David. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.
Praise Adonai, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.
Praise Adonai, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits;
3 He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;
who forgives all your depravities (moral evils); who heals all your diseases;
4 He keeps back your life from destruction, crowning you with mercy and grace.
who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with chesed ·loving-kindness· and tender rachamim ·merciful loves·;
5 He makes your mouth full of good things, so that your strength is made new again like the eagle's.
who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.
Adonai executes righteous acts, and mishpat ·justice· for all who are oppressed.
7 He gave knowledge of his way to Moses, and made his acts clear to the children of Israel.
He made known his ways to Moses [Drawn out], his deeds to the children of Israel [God prevails].
8 The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
Adonai is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in chesed ·loving-kindness·.
9 His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.
He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
10 He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.
He has not dealt with us according to our crimes deserving penalty, sins ·missing the goal·, nor repaid us for our depravities (moral evils).
11 For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his chesed ·loving-kindness· toward those who fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he put our sins from us.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our rebellious breaches of relationships from us.
13 As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
Like a father has racham ·compassionate merciful love· on his children, so Adonai has racham ·compassionate merciful love· on those who fear him.
14 For he has knowledge of our feeble frame; he sees that we are only dust.
For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass: his beautiful growth is like the flower of the field.
As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 The wind goes over it and it is gone; and its place sees it no longer.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
But Adonai’s chesed ·loving-kindness· is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;
18 If they keep his agreement, and have his laws in mind to do them.
to those who keep his covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·, to those who remember to obey his precepts.
19 The Lord has made ready his high seat in the heavens; his kingdom is ruling over all.
Adonai has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
20 Give praise to the Lord, you his angels, who are great in strength, doing his orders, and waiting for his voice.
Praise Adonai, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, Sh'ma ·hearing obeying· the voice of his word.
21 Give praise to the Lord, all you his armies; and you his servants who do his pleasure.
Praise Adonai, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
22 Give praise to the Lord, all his works, in all places under his rule: give praise to the Lord, O my soul.
Praise Adonai, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Adonai, my soul!
