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Psalm 103

1 <<A Psalm of David.>> Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!

1 Praise the LORD, my soul! Praise his holy name, all that is within me.

2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits- -

2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and never forget all the good he has done:

3 who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases,

3 He is the one who forgives all your sins, the one who heals all your diseases,

4 who redeemeth thy life from destruction, who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

4 the one who rescues your life from the pit, the one who crowns you with mercy and compassion,

5 who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

5 the one who fills your life with blessings so that you become young again like an eagle.

6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

6 The LORD does what is right and fair for all who are oppressed.

7 He made known His ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel.

7 He let Moses know his ways. He let the Israelites know the things he had done.

8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.

8 The LORD is compassionate, merciful, patient, and always ready to forgive.

9 He will not always chide, neither will He keep His anger for ever.

9 He will not always accuse us of wrong or be angry [with us] forever.

10 He hath not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

10 He has not treated us as we deserve for our sins or paid us back for our wrongs.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

11 As high as the heavens are above the earth-- that is how vast his mercy is toward those who fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

12 As far as the east is from the west-- that is how far he has removed our rebellious acts from himself.

13 As a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear Him.

13 As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him.

14 For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

14 He certainly knows what we are made of. He bears in mind that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

15 Human life is as short-lived as grass. It blossoms like a flower in the field.

16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

16 When the wind blows over the flower, it disappears, and there is no longer any sign of it.

17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's children,

17 But from everlasting to everlasting, the LORD's mercy is on those who fear him. His righteousness belongs to their children and grandchildren,

18 to such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His commandments to do them.

18 to those who are faithful to his promise, to those who remember to follow his guiding principles.

19 The LORD hath prepared His throne in the heavens, and His Kingdom ruleth over all.

19 The LORD has set his throne in heaven. His kingdom rules everything.

20 Bless the LORD, ye His angels that excel in strength, that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word.

20 Praise the LORD, all his angels, you mighty beings who carry out his orders and are ready to obey his spoken orders.

21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye His hosts, ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure.

21 Praise the LORD, all his armies, his servants who carry out his will.

22 Bless the LORD, all His works, in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!

22 Praise the LORD, all his creatures in all the places of his empire. Praise the LORD, my soul!