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Good News Translation GNT
1 A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
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Praise the Lord, my soul! All my being, praise his holy name!
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
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Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.
3 who forgives all your iniquity, who 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, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
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He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy.
5 who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
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He fills my life with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.
6 The LORD works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed.
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The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed and gives them their rights.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.
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He revealed his plans to Moses and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
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The Lord is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.
9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger for ever.
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He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities.
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He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
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As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him.
12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
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As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.
13 As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear him.
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As a father is kind to his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor him.
14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
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He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field;
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As for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish like a wild flower;
16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.
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then the wind blows on it, and it is gone - no one sees it again.
17 But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,
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But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations
18 to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.
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of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.
19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
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The Lord placed his throne in heaven; he is king over all.
20 Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, hearkening to the voice of his word!
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Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels, who obey his commands, who listen to what he says.
21 Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will!
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Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers, you servants of his, who do his will!
22 Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
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Praise the Lord, all his creatures in all the places he rules. Praise the Lord, my soul!
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.