| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! | 1By David. Praise the LORD, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name! |
| 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, | 2Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds! |
| 3who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, | 3He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, |
| 4who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, | 4who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, |
| 5who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. | 5who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's. |
| 6The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. | 6The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. |
| 7He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. | 7The LORD revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites. |
| 8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | 8The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. |
| 9He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. | 9He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. |
| 10He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. | 10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. |
| 11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; | 11For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. |
| 12as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. | 12As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us. |
| 13As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. | 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers. |
| 14For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. | 14For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay. |
| 15As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; | 15A person's life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes, |
| 16for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. | 16but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew. |
| 17But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, | 17But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants, |
| 18to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. | 18to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands. |
| 19The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. | 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything. |
| 20Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! | 20Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! |
| 21Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! | 21Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires! |
| 22Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul! | 22Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the LORD, O my soul! |
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