Psalms 103
1 A psalm of David. Let every part of me praise the Lord; let my whole being praise his holy character.
[I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh. I will praise him [MTY] with all of my inner being, [because] he [MTY] is holy.
2 Let every part of me praise the Lord; don't let me forget the wonderful things he's done for me.
[I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
3 He forgives my sins, and he heals all my diseases.
He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
4 He saves me from death; he honors me with trustworthy love and mercy.
he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
5 He fills my life with all that's good; he makes me young again, strong as an eagle.
He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
6 The Lord does what is right, and vindicates those who are exploited.
Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
7 He explained his ways to Moses: he told the people of Israel what he was going to do.
[Long ago] he revealed to Moses what he planned to do; he showed to the [ancestors of us] Israeli people the mighty things that he was able to do.
8 The Lord is kind and gracious, not quick-tempered, and full of trustworthy love.
Yahweh acts mercifully and kindly; he does not quickly (get angry/punish us) [when we sin]; he is always [showing us that he] faithfully loves us.
9 He doesn't keep on accusing us; he doesn't stay angry with us forever.
He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
10 He does not punish us for our sins as he ought to; he does not pay us back for our wrongdoing as we deserve.
He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth is the extent of his trustworthy love to those who honor him.
The skies are very high above the earth, and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.
12 As far as the east is from the west is how far the Lord has taken our sins away from us.
He has taken away [the guilt for] [MTY] our sins, taking it as far from us as the east is from the west.
13 Like a loving father, the Lord is kind and compassionate to those who follow him.
Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
14 For he knows how we are made; he remembers we are only dust.
He knows what our bodies are like; he remembers that [he created us from] dirt, and so we quickly fail [to do what pleases him] [MET].
15 Human lifetimes are like grass: we blossom like flowers in a field,
We humans do not live forever [SIM]; we are like grass [SIM] [that withers and dies]. We are like wild flowers: They bloom [for a short while],
16 but then the wind blows and we are gone, disappearing without a trace.
but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
17 But the Lord's trustworthy love lasts for all eternity to those who accept him; his goodness to all generations,
But Yahweh will faithfully keep loving forever all those who revere him. He will act fairly to our children and to their children;
18 to those who keep his agreement and who remember to follow his commandments.
he will act that way to all those who obey the agreement he made with them [to bless them if they did what he told them to do], to all those who obey what he has commanded.
19 The Lord has set up his throne in the heavens, and he rules over all.
Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
20 Praise the Lord, you angels, you powerful ones who do what he says, listening to what he tells you!
You angels who belong to Yahweh, praise him! You are powerful creatures/beings who do what he tells you to do; you obey what he commands.
21 Praise the Lord, you heavenly armies who serve him and carry out his will!
Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
22 Praise the Lord, everything in his creation, everyone under his rule, and let every part of me praise the Lord!
All you things that Yahweh has created, praise him; praise him in every place where he rules, everywhere! And I [also] will praise Yahweh!
