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. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all [that is] within me, [bless] his holy name.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his praises:

3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquity; who healeth all Thy diseases;

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

4 Who redeemeth Thy life from the pit; who encompasseth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

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

5 Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; so that Thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

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

6 The LORD executeth righteousness, and acts of justice for all that are oppressed.

The Lord executes mercy and judgment for all that are injured.

7 He made known His ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel.

He made known his ways to Moses, his will to the children of Israel.

8 The LORD is full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

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

9 He will not always contend; neither will He keep His anger for ever.

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

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor requited us according to our iniquities.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has [so] increased his mercy toward them that 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 Like as a father hath compassion upon his children, so hath the LORD compassion upon them that fear Him.

As a father pities [his] children, the Lord pities them that fear him.

14 For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

For he knows our frame: remember 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 as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.

16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof knoweth it no more.

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

17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's children;

But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children;

18 To such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His precepts to do them.

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

19 The LORD hath established His throne in the heavens; and His kingdom ruleth over all.

The Lord has prepared his throne in the heaven; and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Bless the LORD, ye angels of His, ye mighty in strength, that fulfil His word, hearkening unto the voice of His word.

Bless the Lord, all you his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, [ready] to listen to the voice of his words.

21 Bless the LORD, all ye His hosts; ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure.

Bless the Lord, all you his hosts; [you] ministers of his that do his will.

22 Bless the LORD, all ye His works, in all places of His dominion; bless the LORD, O my soul.

Bless the Lord, all his works, in every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.