Psalms 103
1 A Psalme of David. My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and all that is within me, prayse his holy Name.
[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 My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefites.
[I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
3 Which forgiueth all thine iniquitie, and healeth all thine infirmities.
He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
4 Which redeemeth thy life from the graue, and crowneth thee with mercy and compassions.
he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
5 Which satisfieth thy mouth with good things: and thy youth is renued like the eagles.
He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
6 The Lord executeth righteousnes and iudgement to all that are oppressed.
Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
7 He made his wayes knowen vnto Moses, and his workes vnto the children of Israel.
[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 full of compassion and mercie, slowe to anger and of great kindnesse.
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 will not alway chide, neither keepe his anger for euer.
He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
10 He hath not dealt with vs after our sinnes, nor rewarded vs according to our iniquities.
He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
11 For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare 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 farre as the East is from the West: so farre hath he remooued our sinnes from vs.
He has taken away [the guilt for] [MTY] our sins, taking it as far from us as the east is from the west.
13 As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that feare him.
Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
14 For he knoweth whereof we be made: he remembreth that we are but 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 The dayes of man are as grasse: as a flowre of the fielde, so florisheth he.
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 For the winde goeth ouer it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall knowe it no more.
but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
17 But the louing kindnesse of the Lord endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him, and his righteousnes vpon childrens children,
But Yahweh will faithfully keep loving forever all those who revere him. He will act fairly to our children and to their children;
18 Vnto them that keepe his couenant, and thinke vpon his commandements to doe them.
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 hath prepared his throne in heauen, and his Kingdome ruleth ouer all.
Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
20 Prayse the Lord, ye his Angels, that excell in strength, that doe his commandement in obeying the voyce of his worde.
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 Prayse the Lord, all ye his hostes, ye his seruants that doe his pleasure.
Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
22 Prayse the Lord, all ye his workes, in all places of his dominion: my soule, prayse thou 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!
