The Message Bible MSG
World English Bible WEB
1 O my soul, bless God. From head to toe, I'll bless his holy name!
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<<By David.>> Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 O my soul, bless God, don't forget a single blessing!
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Praise Yahweh, my soul, And don't forget all his benefits;
3 He forgives your sins - every one. He heals your diseases - every one.
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Who forgives all your sins; Who heals all your 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 redeems your life from destruction; Who crowns you 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 satisfies your desire with good things, So that your 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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Yahweh executes righteous acts, And justice for all who 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 to Moses, His deeds to the children of Israel.
8 God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, he's rich in love.
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Yahweh is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
9 He doesn't endlessly nag and scold, nor hold grudges forever.
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He will not always accuse; Neither will he stay angry forever.
10 He doesn't treat us as our sins deserve, nor pay us back in full for our 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 heaven is over the earth, so strong is his love to those who fear 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 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 has 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 a father has compassion on his children, So Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
14 He knows us inside and out, keeps in mind that we're made of mud.
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For he knows how we are made. He remembers 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 like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 But a storm snuffs them out just as quickly, leaving nothing to show they were here.
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For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers 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 Yahweh's lovingkindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, His righteousness to children's children;
18 as they follow his Covenant ways and remember to do whatever he said.
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To those who keep his covenant, To those who remember to obey his precepts.
19 God has set his throne in heaven; he rules over us all. He's the King!
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Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules 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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Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, Who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, Obeying the voice of his word.
21 Bless God, all you armies of angels, alert to respond to whatever he wills.
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Praise Yahweh, all you hosts of his, You servants of his, who 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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Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, In all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul.