Psalms 103
1 BY DAVID. Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And all my inward parts—His Holy Name.
A psalm of David. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and with all that is within me, I give praise to his holy name.
2 Bless, O my soul, YHWH, And do not forget all His benefits,
I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and I remember all of his good deeds.
3 Who is forgiving all your iniquities, Who is healing all your diseases,
He forgives all your sins; he heals all your diseases.
4 Who is redeeming your life from destruction, Who is crowning you [with] kindness and mercies,
He redeems your life from destruction; he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy.
5 Who is satisfying your desire with good, Your youth renews itself as an eagle.
He satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 YHWH is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.
Yahweh does what is fair and does acts of justice for all who are 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 descendants of Israel.
8 YHWH [is] merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.
Yahweh is merciful and gracious; he is patient; he has great covenant loyalty.
9 He does not strive forever, Nor does He watch for all time.
He will not always discipline; he is not always angry.
10 He has not done to us according to our sins, Nor according to our iniquities Has He conferred benefits on us.
He does not deal with us as our sins deserve or repay us for what our sins demand.
11 For as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness has been mighty over those fearing Him.
For as the skies are high above the earth, so great is his covenant faithfulness toward those who honor 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, this is how far he has removed the guilt of our sins 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 Yahweh has compassion on those who honor him.
14 For He has known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.
For he knows how we are formed; he knows 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 flourishes like a flower in a field.
16 For a wind has passed over it, and it is not, And its place does not discern it anymore.
The wind blows over it, and it disappears, and no one can even tell where it once grew.
17 And the kindness of YHWH [Is] from age even to age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons’ sons,
But the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him. His righteousness extends to their descendants.
18 To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.
They keep his covenant and remember to obey his instructions.
19 YHWH has established His throne in the heavens, And His kingdom has ruled over all.
Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over everyone.
20 Bless YHWH, you His messengers, Mighty in power—doing His word, To listen to the voice of His word.
Give praise to Yahweh, you his angels, you mighty ones who are strong and do his word, and obey the sound of his word.
21 Bless YHWH, all you His hosts, His ministers—doing His pleasure.
Give praise to Yahweh, all his hosts, you are his servants who carry out his will.
22 Bless YHWH, all you His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, YHWH!
Give praise to Yahweh, all his creatures, in all the places where he reigns. I will give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
