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Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts -- His Holy Name.
2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
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Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And forget not all His benefits,
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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Who is forgiving all thine iniquities, Who is healing all thy diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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Who is redeeming from destruction thy life, Who is crowning thee -- kindness and mercies,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
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Who is satisfying with good thy desire, Renew itself as an eagle doth thy youth.
6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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Jehovah is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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He maketh known His ways to Moses, To the sons of Israel His acts.
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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Merciful and gracious [is] Jehovah, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.
9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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Not for ever doth He strive, Nor to the age doth He watch.
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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Not according to our sins hath He done to us, Nor according to our iniquities Hath He conferred benefits upon us.
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 height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing 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 the distance of east from west He hath put far from us our transgressions.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.
14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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For He hath known our frame, Remembering that we [are] dust.
15 The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
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Mortal man! as grass [are] his days, 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 a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any 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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And the kindness of Jehovah [Is] from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,
18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering 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 in the heavens Hath established His throne, And His kingdom over all hath ruled.
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 messengers, Mighty in power -- doing His word, To hearken to 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, His ministers -- doing 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, O my soul, Jehovah!
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