1 And all that is within me, bless His holy name. | |
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; | |
3 Bless the LORD, O my soul, | |
3 Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; | |
4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; | |
5 Who satisfies youra Or desireyears with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. | |
6 The LORD performsb Or deeds of vindicationrighteous deeds And judgments for all who are oppressed. | |
7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. | |
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. | |
9 He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. | |
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. | |
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those whoc Or reverefear Him. | |
12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. | |
13 Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those whod Or reverefear Him. | |
14 For He Himself knowse I.e. what we are made ofour frame; He is mindful that we are but dust. | |
15 As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. | |
16 When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer. | |
17 But the lovingkindness of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those whof Or reverefear Him, And Hisg I.e. faithfulness to His gracious promisesrighteousness to children’s children, | |
18 To those who keep His covenant And remember His precepts to do them. | |
19 The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And Hish Or kingdomsovereignty rules overi I.e. the universeall. | |
20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word! | |
21 Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. | |
22 Bless the LORD, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul! | |