Psalms 103

1 BY DAVID. Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And all my inward parts—His Holy Name.

Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.

2 Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And do not forget all His benefits,

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

3 Who is forgiving all your iniquities, Who is healing all your diseases,

He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

4 Who is redeeming your life from destruction, Who is crowning you [with] kindness and mercies,

who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,

5 Who is satisfying your desire with good, Your youth renews itself as an eagle.

who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 YHWH is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.

The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He makes His ways known to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.

He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.

8 YHWH [is] merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

9 He does not strive forever, Nor does He watch for all time.

He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.

10 He has not done to us according to our sins, Nor according to our iniquities Has He conferred benefits on us.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness has been mighty over those fearing Him.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

12 He has put our transgressions far from us—as the distance of east from west.

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has mercy on sons, YHWH has mercy on those fearing Him.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

14 For He has known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.

For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

15 Mortal man! His days [are] as grass, He flourishes as a flower of the field;

As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;

16 For a wind has passed over it, and it is not, And its place does not discern it anymore.

when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

17 And the kindness of YHWH [Is] from age even to age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons’ sons,

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 those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.

to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

19 YHWH has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom has ruled over all.

The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.

20 Bless YHWH, you His messengers, Mighty in power—doing His word, To listen to 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 YHWH, all you His hosts, His ministers—doing His pleasure.

Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.

22 Bless YHWH, all you His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, YHWH!

Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!