Psalms 103
1 [I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh. I will praise him [MTY] with all of my inner being, [because] he [MTY] is holy.
To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me.
2 [I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses.
3 He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities.
4 he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.
5 He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
He satisfies your desire with good things. Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle.
6 Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
The Lord accomplishes mercies, and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries.
7 [Long ago] he revealed to Moses what he planned to do; he showed to the [ancestors of us] Israeli people the mighty things that he was able to do.
He has made his ways known to Moses, his will to the sons of Israel.
8 Yahweh acts mercifully and kindly; he does not quickly (get angry/punish us) [when we sin]; he is always [showing us that he] faithfully loves us.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
9 He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
He will not be angry forever, and he will not threaten for eternity.
10 He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities.
11 The skies are very high above the earth, and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.
For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him.
12 He has taken away [the guilt for] [MTY] our sins, taking it as far from us as the east is from the west.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us.
13 Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.
14 He knows what our bodies are like; he remembers that [he created us from] dirt, and so we quickly fail [to do what pleases him] [MET].
For he knows our form. He has called to mind that we are dust.
15 We humans do not live forever [SIM]; we are like grass [SIM] [that withers and dies]. We are like wild flowers: They bloom [for a short while],
Man: his days are like hay. Like the flower of the field, so will he flourish.
16 but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
For the spirit in him will pass away, and it will not remain, and he will know his place no longer.
17 But Yahweh will faithfully keep loving forever all those who revere him. He will act fairly to our children and to their children;
But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, and even unto eternity, upon those who fear him. And his justice is with the sons of the sons,
18 he will act that way to all those who obey the agreement he made with them [to bless them if they did what he told them to do], to all those who obey what he has commanded.
with those who serve his covenant and have been mindful of his commandments by doing them.
19 Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven, and his kingdom will rule over all.
20 You angels who belong to Yahweh, praise him! You are powerful creatures/beings who do what he tells you to do; you obey what he commands.
Bless the Lord, all you his Angels: powerful in virtue, doing his word, in order to heed the voice of his discourse.
21 Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
Bless the Lord, all his hosts: his ministers who do his will.
22 All you things that Yahweh has created, praise him; praise him in every place where he rules, everywhere! And I [also] will praise Yahweh!
Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
