Psalms 103
1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name!
Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases;
He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeemeth thy life from the pit, who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies;
who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
5 Who satisfieth thine old age with good [things]; thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 Jehovah executeth righteousness and justice for all that are oppressed.
The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.
8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness.
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
9 He will not always chide, neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.
He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.
10 He hath not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pitieth [his] children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
14 For himself knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth:
As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.
when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
17 But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
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—
18 To such as keep his covenant and to those that remember his precepts to do them.
to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.
19 Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom ruleth over all.
The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, mighty in strength, that execute his word, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his will.
Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.
22 Bless Jehovah, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless Jehovah, O my soul!
Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
