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Psalm 103

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1 A psalm of David. (A song of David.) My soul, bless thou the Lord, and all things that be within me, bless his holy name.
1 (102-1) <For David himself.> Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.
2 My soul, bless thou the Lord; and do not thou forget all the yieldings of him. (My soul, bless thou the Lord; and do not thou forget about all his gifts to thee.)
2 (102-2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.
3 Which doeth mercy to all thy wickednesses; which healeth all thy sicknesses. (Who showeth mercy to all thy sins, or all thy wickednesses; who healeth all thy sicknesses.)
3 (102-3) Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.
4 Which again-buyeth thy life from death; which crowneth thee in mercy and merciful doings. (Who redeemeth thy life from death; who crowneth thee with love and merciful doings.)
4 (102-4) Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.
5 Which [ful]filleth thy desire in goods; thy youth shall be renewed as the youth of an eagle. (Who fulfilleth thy desires with good things; thy youth shall be renewed like the youth of an eagle.)
5 (102-5) Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord doing mercies; and doom, to all men suffering wrong. (The Lord giveth mercy, and justice, to all who suffer wrong.)
6 (102-6) The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.
7 He made his ways known to Moses; his wills to the sons of Israel (his deeds to the Israelites).
7 (102-7) He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is a merciful doer, and merciful in will (The Lord is a giver of love, and a giver of mercy); long abiding, and much merciful.
8 (102-8) The Lord is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.
9 He shall not be wroth [into] without end; and he shall not threaten [into] without end. (He shall not be angry forever; and he shall not threaten forever.)
9 (102-9) He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.
10 He did not to us after our sins; neither he yielded to us after our wickednesses. (He did not do to us what we deserved for our sins; nor did he punish us for all our wickednesses.)
10 (102-10) He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For by the highness of heaven from earth; he made strong his mercy on men dreading him. (For as high as the heavens be above the earth, is how strong his love is, for those who fear him/for those who revere him.)
11 (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 much as the east is from the west; he made [a]far our wickednesses from us.
12 (102-12) As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.
13 As a father hath mercy on his sons, the Lord had mercy on men dreading him; (Like a father hath love for his sons and daughters, so the Lord hath love for those who fear him/for those who revere him;)
13 (102-13) As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
14 for he knew our making. He bethought that we be dust (He remembered that we be but dust),
14 (102-14) For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:
15 a man is as hay; his day[s] shall flower out so as a flower of the field. (for a person's days be like the hay, or the grass; and he shall flower out like the flowers in the field.)
15 (102-15) Man’s days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.
16 For the spirit shall pass in him, and it shall not abide; and it shall no more know his place. (For the wind passeth over it, and it shall not remain there long; and then its place shall know it no more.)
16 (102-16) For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from without beginning, and till into without end; on men dreading him. And his rightfulness is into the sons of sons; (But the Lord's love is without beginning, and without end; for those who fear him/for those who revere him. And his righteousness shall never fail the children of their children,)
17 (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 to them that keep his testament. And be mindful of his commandments; to do those. (yea, they who keep his covenant; and who remember his commandments, and who do them.)
18 (102-18) To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them.
19 The Lord hath made ready his seat in heaven; and his realm shall be lord of all. (The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven; and he shall rule over all as their King.)
19 (102-19) The lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.
20 Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; ye mighty in virtue, doing his word, to hear the voice of his words. (Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; ye mighty and strong, who do his word, yea, ye who obey him.)
20 (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 All virtues of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; ye ministers of him, that do his will. (All the hosts of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; ye who be his servants, who do his will.)
21 (102-21) Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.
22 All works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord, in each place of his lordship (All his creatures, bless ye the Lord, everywhere that he ruleth); my soul, bless thou the Lord.
22 (102-22) Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only.
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