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לְדָוִ֙ד ׀ בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־קְ֝רָבַ֗י אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשֹֽׁו׃ 1
A psalm of David. Let every part of me praise the Lord; let my whole being praise his holy character.
בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י כָּל־גְּמוּלָֽיו׃ 2
Let every part of me praise the Lord; don't let me forget the wonderful things he's done for me.
הַסֹּלֵ֥חַ לְכָל־עֲוֹנֵ֑כִי הָ֝רֹפֵ֗א לְכָל־תַּחֲלֻאָֽיְכִי׃ 3
He forgives my sins, and he heals all my diseases.
הַגֹּואֵ֣ל מִשַּׁ֣חַת חַיָּ֑יְכִי הַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִי חֶ֣סֶד וְרַחֲמִֽים׃ 4
He saves me from death; he honors me with trustworthy love and mercy.
הַמַּשְׂבִּ֣יַע בַּטֹּ֣וב עֶדְיֵ֑ךְ תִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁ כַּנֶּ֣שֶׁר נְעוּרָֽיְכִי׃ 5
He fills my life with all that's good; he makes me young again, strong as an eagle.
עֹשֵׂ֣ה צְדָקֹ֣ות יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטִ֗ים לְכָל־עֲשׁוּקִֽים׃ 6
The Lord does what is right, and vindicates those who are exploited.
יֹודִ֣יעַ דְּרָכָ֣יו לְמֹשֶׁ֑ה לִבְנֵ֥י יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל עֲלִילֹֽותָיו׃ 7
He explained his ways to Moses: he told the people of Israel what he was going to do.
רַח֣וּם וְחַנּ֣וּן יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֖רֶךְ אַפַּ֣יִם וְרַב־חָֽסֶד׃ 8
The Lord is kind and gracious, not quick-tempered, and full of trustworthy love.
לֹֽא־לָנֶ֥צַח יָרִ֑יב וְלֹ֖א לְעֹולָ֣ם יִטֹּֽור׃ 9
He doesn't keep on accusing us; he doesn't stay angry with us forever.
לֹ֣א כַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּ עָ֣שָׂה לָ֑נוּ וְלֹ֥א כַ֝עֲוֹנֹתֵ֗ינוּ גָּמַ֥ל עָלֵֽינוּ׃ 10
He does not punish us for our sins as he ought to; he does not pay us back for our wrongdoing as we deserve.
כִּ֤י כִגְבֹ֣הַּ שָׁ֭מַיִם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ גָּבַ֥ר חַ֝סְדֹּ֗ו עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃ 11
For as high as the heavens are above the earth is the extent of his trustworthy love to those who honor him.
כִּרְחֹ֣ק מִ֭זְרָח מִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑ב הִֽרְחִ֥יק מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ אֶת־פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃ 12
As far as the east is from the west is how far the Lord has taken our sins away from us.
כְּרַחֵ֣ם אָ֭ב עַל־בָּנִ֑ים רִחַ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃ 13
Like a loving father, the Lord is kind and compassionate to those who follow him.
כִּי־ה֖וּא יָדַ֣ע יִצְרֵ֑נוּ זָ֝כ֗וּר כִּי־עָפָ֥ר אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ 14
For he knows how we are made; he remembers we are only dust.
אֱ֭נֹושׁ כֶּחָצִ֣יר יָמָ֑יו כְּצִ֥יץ הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה כֵּ֣ן יָצִֽיץ׃ 15
Human lifetimes are like grass: we blossom like flowers in a field,
כִּ֤י ר֣וּחַ עָֽבְרָה־בֹּ֣ו וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְלֹא־יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ עֹ֣וד מְקֹומֹֽו׃ 16
but then the wind blows and we are gone, disappearing without a trace.
וְחֶ֤סֶד יְהוָ֙ה ׀ מֵעֹולָ֣ם וְעַד־עֹ֭ולָם עַל־יְרֵאָ֑יו וְ֝צִדְקָתֹ֗ו לִבְנֵ֥י בָנִֽים׃ 17
But the Lord's trustworthy love lasts for all eternity to those who accept him; his goodness to all generations,
לְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י בְרִיתֹ֑ו וּלְזֹכְרֵ֥י פִ֝קֻּדָ֗יו לַעֲשֹׂותָֽם׃ 18
to those who keep his agreement and who remember to follow his commandments.
יְֽהוָ֗ה בַּ֭שָּׁמַיִם הֵכִ֣ין כִּסְאֹ֑ו וּ֝מַלְכוּתֹ֗ו בַּכֹּ֥ל מָשָֽׁלָה׃ 19
The Lord has set up his throne in the heavens, and he rules over all.
בָּרֲכ֥וּ יְהוָ֗ה מַלְאָ֫כָ֥יו גִּבֹּ֣רֵי כֹ֭חַ עֹשֵׂ֣י דְבָרֹ֑ו לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗עַ בְּקֹ֣ול דְּבָרֹֽו׃ 20
Praise the Lord, you angels, you powerful ones who do what he says, listening to what he tells you!
בָּרֲכ֣וּ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־צְבָאָ֑יו מְ֝שָׁרְתָ֗יו עֹשֵׂ֥י רְצֹונֹֽו׃ 21
Praise the Lord, you heavenly armies who serve him and carry out his will!
בָּרֲכ֤וּ יְהוָ֙ה ׀ כָּֽל־מַעֲשָׂ֗יו בְּכָל־מְקֹמֹ֥ות מֶמְשַׁלְתֹּ֑ו בָּרֲכִ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ 22
Praise the Lord, everything in his creation, everyone under his rule, and let every part of me praise the Lord!

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