Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Praise the Lord, my soul! All my being, praise his holy name!
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<<By David.>> Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.
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Praise Yahweh, my soul, And don't forget all his benefits;
3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.
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Who forgives all your sins; Who heals all your diseases;
4 He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy.
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Who redeems your life from destruction; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 He fills my life with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.
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Who satisfies your desire with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed and gives them their rights.
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Yahweh executes righteous acts, And justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He revealed his plans to Moses and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.
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He made known his ways to Moses, His deeds to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.
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Yahweh is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
9 He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.
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He will not always accuse; Neither will he stay angry forever.
10 He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.
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He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us for our iniquities.
11 As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him.
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For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward those who fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.
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As far as the east is from the west, So far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father is kind to his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor him.
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Like a father has compassion on his children, So Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
14 He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.
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For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish like a wild flower;
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As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 then the wind blows on it, and it is gone - no one sees it again.
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For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
17 But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations
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But Yahweh's lovingkindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, His righteousness to children's children;
18 of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.
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To those who keep his covenant, To those who remember to obey his precepts.
19 The Lord placed his throne in heaven; he is king over all.
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Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels, who obey his commands, who listen to what he says.
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Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, Who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, Obeying the voice of his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers, you servants of his, who do his will!
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Praise Yahweh, all you hosts of his, You servants of his, who do his pleasure.
22 Praise the Lord, all his creatures in all the places he rules. Praise the Lord, my soul!
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Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, In all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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