The Message Bible MSG
King James Version KJV
1 O my soul, bless God. From head to toe, I'll bless his holy name!
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Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 O my soul, bless God, don't forget a single blessing!
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Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 He forgives your sins - every one. He heals your diseases - every one.
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Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 He redeems you from hell - saves your life! He crowns you with love and mercy - a paradise crown.
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Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 He wraps you in goodness - beauty eternal. He renews your youth - you're always young in his presence.
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Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 God makes everything come out right; he puts victims back on their feet.
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The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He showed Moses how he went about his work, opened up his plans to all Israel.
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He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8 God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, he's rich in love.
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The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He doesn't endlessly nag and scold, nor hold grudges forever.
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He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He doesn't treat us as our sins deserve, nor pay us back in full for our wrongs.
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He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 As high as heaven is over the earth, so strong is his love to those who fear him.
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For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 And as far as sunrise is from sunset, he has separated us from our sins.
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As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As parents feel for their children, God feels for those who fear him.
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Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 He knows us inside and out, keeps in mind that we're made of mud.
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For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 Men and women don't live very long; like wildflowers they spring up and blossom,
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As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 But a storm snuffs them out just as quickly, leaving nothing to show they were here.
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For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 God's love, though, is ever and always, eternally present to all who fear him, Making everything right for them and their children
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But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
18 as they follow his Covenant ways and remember to do whatever he said.
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To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19 God has set his throne in heaven; he rules over us all. He's the King!
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The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 So bless God, you angels, ready and able to fly at his bidding, quick to hear and do what he says.
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Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21 Bless God, all you armies of angels, alert to respond to whatever he wills.
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Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22 Bless God, all creatures, wherever you are - everything and everyone made by God. And you, O my soul, bless God!
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Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The King James Version is in the public domain.