Psalms 103
1 Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, —And all that is within me, 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, Yahweh, And forget not all his dealings: —
I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and I remember all of his good deeds.
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquity, Who healeth all thy diseases;
He forgives all your sins; he heals all your diseases.
4 Who redeemeth, from destruction, thy life, Who crowneth thee, with lovingkindness and compassion:
He redeems your life from destruction; he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy.
5 Who satisfieth, with good, thine age, Thy youth, reneweth itself like an eagle.
He satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 Yahweh is one, who executeth righteousness, Yea vindication for all the oppressed.
Yahweh does what is fair and does acts of justice for all who are oppressed.
7 Who made known his ways unto Moses, unto the sons of Israel, his doings.
He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the descendants of Israel.
8 Compassionate and gracious, is Yahweh, —Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness.
Yahweh is merciful and gracious; he is patient; he has great covenant loyalty.
9 Not perpetually, will he contend, Nor age-abidingly, retain anger;
He will not always discipline; he is not always angry.
10 Not according to our sins, hath he dealt with us, Nor according to our iniquities, hath he treated us.
He does not deal with us as our sins deserve or repay us for what our sins demand.
11 For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;
For as the skies are high above the earth, so great is his covenant faithfulness toward those who honor him.
12 As far as East from West, Hath he put far from us, our transgressions;
As far as the east is from the west, this is how far he has removed the guilt of our sins 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 has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who honor him.
14 For, he, knoweth how we are formed, He is mindful that, dust, we are.
For he knows how we are formed; he knows that we are dust.
15 As for man, like grass, are his days, Like the blossom of the field, so, doth he blossom;
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower in a field.
16 For, a wind, hath passed over it, and it is gone, And its own place is acquainted with it no more.
The wind blows over it, and it disappears, and no one can even tell where it once grew.
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 covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him. His righteousness extends to their descendants.
18 To such as keep his covenant, And remember his precepts, to do them.
They keep his covenant and remember to obey his instructions.
19 Yahweh, in the heavens, hath established his throne, And, his kingdom, over all, hath dominion.
Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over everyone.
20 Bless Yahweh, ye messengers of his, —Heroes of vigour, doing his word, To hearken [again] 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 Yahweh, all ye his hosts, Attendants of his, doing his pleasure;
Give praise to Yahweh, all his hosts, you are his servants who carry out his will.
22 Bless Yahweh, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion, Bless, O my soul, Yahweh.
Give praise to Yahweh, all his creatures, in all the places where he reigns. I will give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
