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1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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(102-1) <For David himself.> Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let 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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(102-2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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(102-3) Who forgiveth all thy 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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(102-4) Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
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(102-5) Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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(102-6) The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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(102-7) He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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(102-8) The Lord is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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(102-9) He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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(102-10) He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to 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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(102-11) For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards 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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(102-12) As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities 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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(102-13) As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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(102-14) 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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(102-15) Man’s days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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(102-16) For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place 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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(102-17) But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children’s children,
18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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(102-18) To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them.
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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(102-19) The lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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(102-20) Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.
21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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(102-21) Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.
22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.
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(102-22) Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
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