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.
“Of David.” Bless, O my soul, the Lord, and all that is within me, his holy name.
2 [I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
Bless, O my soul, the Lord, and forget not all his benefits:
3 He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
Who forgiveth all thy iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
Who redeemeth from the pit thy life; who crowneth thee with kindness and mercies;
5 He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
Who satisfieth with happiness thy spirit, so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's [plumage].
6 Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
The Lord executeth righteousness, and justice for all that are oppressed.
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 made known his ways unto Moses, unto the children of Israel his acts.
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.
Merciful and gracious is the Lord, long-suffering and abundant in kindness.
9 He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
Not for all eternity will he contend; nor will he for ever retain his anger.
10 He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
Not in accordance with our sins hath he dealt with us; nor according to our iniquities hath he requited us.
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 as high as heaven is above the earth, so mighty is his kindness toward those that 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 hath he removed from us our transgressions.
13 Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
As a father hath mercy on his children, so hath the Lord mercy on those that 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 knoweth our frame; he remembereth 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],
As for man, like the grass are his days: as the blossom of the field, so doth he bloom.
16 but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
When a wind but passeth over it, it is gone, and its place will recognize it no more.
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 kindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting over those that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
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.
To such as keep his covenant, and to those who remember his precepts to execute them.
19 Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
The Lord hath established in the heavens his throne; and his kingdom ruleth 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, ye his angels, mighty in strength, that execute his word, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21 Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
Bless ye the Lord, all his hosts, ye his ministers, that execute 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 all the places of his dominion; bless, O my soul, the Lord.
