Psalms 103
1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all [that is] within me, [bless] his holy name.
Praise Adonai, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his praises:
Praise Adonai, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits;
3 who forgives all thy transgressions, who heals all thy diseases;
who forgives all your depravities (moral evils); who heals all your diseases;
4 who redeems thy life from corruption; who crowns thee with mercy and compassion;
who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with chesed ·loving-kindness· and tender rachamim ·merciful loves·;
5 who satisfies thy desire with good things: [so that] thy youth shall be renewed like [that] of the eagle.
who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executes mercy and judgment for all that are injured.
Adonai executes righteous acts, and mishpat ·justice· for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his will 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 compassionate and pitiful, long-suffering, and full of mercy.
Adonai is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in chesed ·loving-kindness·.
9 He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever.
He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.
He has not dealt with us according to our crimes deserving peanlty, sins ·missing the goal·, nor repaid us for our depravities (moral evils).
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has [so] increased his mercy toward them that fear him.
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 removed our transgressions 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 pities [his] children, the Lord pities them that fear him.
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 knows our frame: remember that we are dust.
For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
15 [As for] man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.
As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 For the wind passes over it, and it shall not be; and it shall know its place no more.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children;
But Adonai’s chesed ·loving-kindness· is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;
18 to them that keep his covenant, and remember his commandments 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 prepared his throne in the heaven; and his kingdom rules over all.
Adonai has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, all ye his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, [ready] to hearken to the voice of his words.
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 Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; [ye] ministers of his that do his will.
Praise Adonai, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise Adonai, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Adonai, my soul!
