Psalms 103

1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and 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 forget not all his praises:

I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and I remember all of his good deeds.

3 who forgives all your transgressions, who heals all your diseases;

He forgives all your sins; he heals all your diseases.

4 who redeems your life from corruption; who crowns you with mercy and compassion;

He redeems your life from destruction; he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy.

5 who satisfies your desire with good things: [so that] your youth shall be renewed like [that] of the eagle.

He satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

6 The Lord executes mercy and judgement for all that are injured.

Yahweh does what is fair and does acts of 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, his deeds to the descendants of Israel.

8 The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, longsuffering, and full of mercy.

Yahweh is merciful and gracious; he is patient; he has great covenant loyalty.

9 He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever.

He will not always discipline; he is not always angry.

10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed 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 the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has [so] increased his mercy towards them that 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 pities [his] children, the Lord pities them that 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: remember that we are dust.

For he knows how we are formed; he knows 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; he flourishes like a flower in a field.

16 For the wind passes over it, and it shall not be; and it shall know its place no more.

The wind blows over it, and it disappears, and no one can even tell where it once grew.

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 the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him. His righteousness extends to their descendants.

18 to them that keep his covenant, and remember his commandments to do them.

They keep his covenant and remember to obey his instructions.

19 The Lord has prepared his throne in the 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 you his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, [ready] to listen to the voice of his words.

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 you his hosts; [you] ministers of his that 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 every place 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.