NET Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
1By David. Praise the LORD, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name! | 1My soul, bless the LORD, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. |
2Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds! | 2My soul, bless the LORD, and do not forget all his benefits. |
3He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, | 3He forgives all your iniquity; he heals all your diseases. |
4who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, | 4He redeems your life from the Pit; he crowns you with faithful love and compassion. |
5who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's. | 5He satisfies you with good things; your youth is renewed like the eagle. |
6The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. | 6The LORD executes acts of righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. |
7The LORD revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites. | 7He revealed his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel. |
8The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. | 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love. |
9He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. | 9He will not always accuse us or be angry forever. |
10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. | 10He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our iniquities. |
11For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. | 11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his faithful love toward those who fear him. |
12As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions 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 on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers. | 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him. |
14For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay. | 14For he knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust. |
15A person's life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes, | 15As for man, his days are like grass--he blooms like a flower of the field; |
16but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew. | 16when the wind passes over it, it vanishes, and its place is no longer known. |
17But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants, | 17But from eternity to eternity the LORD's faithful love is toward those who fear him, and his righteousness toward the grandchildren |
18to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands. | 18of those who keep his covenant, who remember to observe his precepts. |
19The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything. | 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. |
20Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! | 20Bless the LORD, all his angels of great strength, who do his word, obedient to his command. |
21Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires! | 21Bless the LORD, all his armies, his servants who do his will. |
22Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | 22Bless the LORD, all his works in all the places where he rules. My soul, bless the LORD! |
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