Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
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Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his praises:
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Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all thy transgressions, who heals all thy diseases;
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who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems thy life from corruption; who crowns thee with mercy and compassion;
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who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies thy desire with good things: so that thy youth shall be renewed like that of the eagle.
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who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executes mercy and judgment for all that are injured.
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The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his will to the children of Israel.
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He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, long-suffering, and full of mercy.
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The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever.
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He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.
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he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has so increased his mercy toward them that fear him.
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For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions 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 pities his children, the Lord pities them that fear him.
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As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
14 For he knows our frame: remember that we are dust.
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for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.
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The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
16 For the wind passes over it, and it shall not be; and it shall know its place no more.
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the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children;
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But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—
18 to them that keep his covenant, and remember his commandments to do them.
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with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
19 The Lord has prepared his throne in the heaven; and his kingdom rules over all.
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The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, all ye his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, ready to hearken to the voice of his words.
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Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
21 Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his will.
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Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.
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Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.
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