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1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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Let all that I am praise the LORD ; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
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Let all that I am praise the LORD ; may I never forget the good things he does for me.
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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He redeems me from death and crowns me with love 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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He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!
6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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The LORD gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
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 his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
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He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.
15 The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
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Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here.
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 love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children
18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands.
21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!
22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.
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Praise the LORD, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the LORD .
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