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1 A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
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1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
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2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--
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3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
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3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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4 who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
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4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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5 who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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6 The LORD works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed.
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6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.
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7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
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8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger for ever.
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9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities.
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10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
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11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
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12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
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12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
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13 As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear him.
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13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
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14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
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15 As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;
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16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.
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16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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17 But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,
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17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children--
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18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.
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18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
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19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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20 Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word!
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20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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21 Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will!
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21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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22 Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
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22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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