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1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
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Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
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Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, [So that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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He made known his ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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He will not always chide; Neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
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For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that 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 hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
15 The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
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As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—
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But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children;
18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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To such as keep his covenant, And to those that remember his precepts to do them.
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.
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Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
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