Psalms 103
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless 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 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
[I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases;
He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
4 Who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;
he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
6 The LORD executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to 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 merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
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 always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear 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, so far has he removed our transgressions 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 as a father pities his children, so the LORD pities them that fear him.
Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are 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 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
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 wind passes over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on them that fear him, and his righteousness to children’s 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 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do 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 has prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom rules over all.
Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
20 Bless the LORD, you his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening to the voice of his word.
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 Bless you the LORD, all you his hosts; you ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
All you things that Yahweh has created, praise him; praise him in every place where he rules, everywhere! And I [also] will praise Yahweh!
