Psalms 103

1 [By David.] Praise the LORD, my soul, and all that is within me, praise his holy name.

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

2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and do not forget all his benefits;

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

3 who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;

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

4 who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;

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

5 who satisfies your desire with good things; your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

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

6 The LORD executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.

The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

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

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

8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

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

9 He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.

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

10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.

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

11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

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

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has 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 a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.

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

14 For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.

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

15 As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

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

16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

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

17 But the LORD's loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children's children;

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 who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts.

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

19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.

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

20 Praise the LORD, all you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying 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 Praise the LORD, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.

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

22 Praise the LORD, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.

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