International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Bless the LORD, my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. | 1A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. |
2Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget any of his benefits: | 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; |
3He continues to forgive all your sins, he continues to heal all your diseases, | 3Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; |
4he continues to redeem your life from the Pit, and he continuously surrounds you with gracious love and compassion. | 4Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; |
5He keeps satisfying you with good things, and he keeps renewing your youth like the eagle's. | 5Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. |
6The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed. | 6The LORD performs righteous deeds And judgments for all who are oppressed. |
7He revealed his plans to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. | 7He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. |
8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love. | 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. |
9He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time. | 9He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. |
10He neither deals with us according to our sins, nor repays us equivalent to our iniquity. | 10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. |
11As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him. | 11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. |
12As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us. | 12As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. |
13As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. | 13Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. |
14For he knows how we were formed, aware that we were made from dust. | 14For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust. |
15A person's life is like grass— it blossoms like wild flowers, | 15As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. |
16but when the wind blows through it, it withers away and no one remembers where it was. | 16When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer. |
17Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children, | 17But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children, |
18to those who keep his covenant and to those who remember to observe his precepts. | 18To those who keep His covenant And remember His precepts to do them. |
19The LORD has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules over all. | 19The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all. |
20Bless the LORD, you angels who belong to him, you mighty warriors who carry out his commands, who are obedient to the sound of his words. | 20Bless the LORD, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word! |
21Bless the LORD, all his heavenly armies, his ministers who do his will. | 21Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. |
22Bless the LORD, all his creation, in all the places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, my soul. | 22Bless the LORD, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul! |
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