Common English Bible CEB
English Standard Version ESV
1 Let my whole being bless the LORD! Let everything inside me bless his holy name!
1
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
2 Let my whole being bless the LORD and never forget all his good deeds:
2
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
3 how God forgives all your sins, heals all your sickness,
3
who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
4 saves your life from the pit, crowns you with faithful love and compassion,
4
who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 and satisfies you with plenty of good things so that your youth is made fresh like an eagle's.
5
who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The LORD works righteousness; does justice for all who are oppressed.
6
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 God made his ways known to Moses; made his deeds known to the Israelites.
7
He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.
8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful, very patient, and full of faithful love.
8
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 God won't always play the judge; he won't be angry forever.
9
He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
10 He doesn't deal with us according to our sin or repay us according to our wrongdoing,
10
He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 because as high as heaven is above the earth, that's how large God's faithful love is for those who honor him.
11
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12 As far as east is from west— that's how far God has removed our sin from us.
12
as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13 Like a parent feels compassion for their children— that's how the LORD feels compassion for those who honor him.
13
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
14 Because God knows how we're made, God remembers we're just dust.
14
For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
15 The days of a human life are like grass: they bloom like a wildflower;
15
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
16 but when the wind blows through it, it's gone; even the ground where it stood doesn't remember it.
16
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.
17 But the LORD's faithful love is from forever ago to forever from now for those who honor him. And God's righteousness reaches to the grandchildren
17
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children,
18 of those who keep his covenant and remember to keep his commands.
18
to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
19
The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
20 You divine messengers, bless the LORD! You who are mighty in power and keep his word, who obey everything he says, bless him!
20
Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
21 All you heavenly forces, bless the LORD! All you who serve him and do his will, bless him!
21
Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!
22 All God's creatures, bless the LORD! Everywhere, throughout his kingdom, let my whole being bless the LORD!
22
Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Copyright © 2011 Common English Bible
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025