Psalms 103
1 BY DAVID. Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And all my inward parts—His Holy Name.
Of David. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.
2 Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And do not forget all His benefits,
Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.
3 Who is forgiving all your iniquities, Who is healing all your diseases,
He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;
4 Who is redeeming your life from destruction, Who is crowning you [with] kindness and mercies,
He keeps back your life from destruction, crowning you with mercy and grace.
5 Who is satisfying your desire with good, Your youth renews itself as an eagle.
He makes your mouth full of good things, so that your strength is made new again like the eagle's.
6 YHWH is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.
The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.
7 He makes His ways known to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.
He gave knowledge of his way to Moses, and made his acts clear to the children of Israel.
8 YHWH [is] merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.
The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
9 He does not strive forever, Nor does He watch for all time.
His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.
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 given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.
11 For as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness has been mighty over those fearing Him.
For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
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 put our sins from us.
13 As a father has mercy on sons, YHWH has mercy on those fearing Him.
As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
14 For He has known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.
For he has knowledge of our feeble frame; he sees that we are only dust.
15 Mortal man! His days [are] as grass, He flourishes as a flower of the field;
As for man, his days are as grass: his beautiful growth is like the flower of the field.
16 For a wind has passed over it, and it is not, And its place does not discern it anymore.
The wind goes over it and it is gone; and its place sees it no longer.
17 And the kindness of YHWH [Is] from age even to age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons’ sons,
But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
18 To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.
If they keep his agreement, and have his laws in mind to do them.
19 YHWH has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom has ruled over all.
The Lord has made ready his high seat in the heavens; his kingdom is ruling over all.
20 Bless YHWH, you His messengers, Mighty in power—doing His word, To listen to the voice of His word.
Give praise to the Lord, you his angels, who are great in strength, doing his orders, and waiting for his voice.
21 Bless YHWH, all you His hosts, His ministers—doing His pleasure.
Give praise to the Lord, all you his armies; and you his servants who do his pleasure.
22 Bless YHWH, all you His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, YHWH!
Give praise to the Lord, all his works, in all places under his rule: give praise to the Lord, O my soul.
