Psalms 103
1 Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, —And all that is within me, his holy Name;
Of David. O my soul, bless the Lord; and all that is in me, his holy name.
2 Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, And forget not all his dealings: —
O my soul, bless the Lord; and forget not one of his benefits.
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquity, Who healeth all thy diseases;
He pardons all your sins, he heals all your diseases.
4 Who redeemeth, from destruction, thy life, Who crowneth thee, with lovingkindness and compassion:
He ransoms your life from the pit, he crowns you with kindness and pity.
5 Who satisfieth, with good, thine age, Thy youth, reneweth itself like an eagle.
He gives you your heart’s desire, renewing your youth like the eagle’s.
6 Yahweh is one, who executeth righteousness, Yea vindication for all the oppressed.
The Lord executes justice – and right for all who are wronged.
7 Who made known his ways unto Moses, unto the sons of Israel, his doings.
He revealed his ways to Moses, his acts to the children of Israel.
8 Compassionate and gracious, is Yahweh, —Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness.
Full of pity and grace is the Lord, patient, and rich in kindness:
9 Not perpetually, will he contend, Nor age-abidingly, retain anger;
he will not always chide, nor cherish his anger forever.
10 Not according to our sins, hath he dealt with us, Nor according to our iniquities, hath he treated us.
Not after our sins has he dealt with us, nor requited us after our wickedness.
11 For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;
For high as the heavens o’er the earth is his love over those who fear him.
12 As far as East from West, Hath he put far from us, our transgressions;
Far as is east from the west has he put our transgressions from us.
13 Like the compassion of a father for his children, Is, the compassion of Yahweh, for them who revere him;
As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him;
14 For, he, knoweth how we are formed, He is mindful that, dust, we are.
for well he knows our frame, he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom;
A person’s days are as grass; blossoms like a flower of the meadow.
16 For, a wind, hath passed over it, and it is gone, And its own place is acquainted with it no more.
At the breath of the wind it is gone, and the place thereof knows it no more.
17 But, the lovingkindness of Yahweh, is from one age even to another, Upon them who revere him, And his righteousness, to children’s children: —
But the love of the Lord is eternal, and his kindness to children’s children,
18 To such as keep his covenant, And remember his precepts, to do them.
to those who keep his covenant and mindfully do his behests.
19 Yahweh, in the heavens, hath established his throne, And, his kingdom, over all, hath dominion.
The Lord has set his throne in the heavens; the whole world is under his sway.
20 Bless Yahweh, ye messengers of his, —Heroes of vigour, doing his word, To hearken [again] to the voice of his word;
Bless the Lord, you angels of his, mighty heroes performing his word.
21 Bless Yahweh, all ye his hosts, Attendants of his, doing his pleasure;
Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, you servants who do his will.
22 Bless Yahweh, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion, Bless, O my soul, Yahweh.
Bless the Lord, all you his works, far as his sway extends. O my soul, bless the Lord.
