Psalms 103
1 Praise Adonai, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me.
2 Praise Adonai, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits;
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses.
3 who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases;
He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities.
4 who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with cheshed ·loving-kindness· and tender racham ·merciful love·;
He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.
5 who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
He satisfies your desire with good things. Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle.
6 Adonai executes righteous acts, and mishpat ·justice· for all who are oppressed.
The Lord accomplishes mercies, and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries.
7 He made known his ways to Moses [Drawn out], his deeds to the children of Israel [God prevails].
He has made his ways known to Moses, his will to the sons of Israel.
8 Adonai is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in cheshed ·loving-kindness·.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
9 He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
He will not be angry forever, and he will not threaten for eternity.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his cheshed ·loving-kindness· toward those who fear him.
For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us.
13 Like a father has racham ·compassionate merciful love· on his children, so Adonai has racham ·compassionate merciful love· on those who fear him.
As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.
14 For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
For he knows our form. He has called to mind that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
Man: his days are like hay. Like the flower of the field, so will he flourish.
16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
For the spirit in him will pass away, and it will not remain, and he will know his place no longer.
17 But Adonai’s cheshed ·loving-kindness· is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;
But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, and even unto eternity, upon those who fear him. And his justice is with the sons of the sons,
18 to those who keep his covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·, to those who remember to obey his precepts.
with those who serve his covenant and have been mindful of his commandments by doing them.
19 Adonai has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven, and his kingdom will rule over all.
20 Praise Adonai, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, Sh'ma ·hearing obeying· the voice of his word.
Bless the Lord, all you his Angels: powerful in virtue, doing his word, in order to heed the voice of his discourse.
21 Praise Adonai, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
Bless the Lord, all his hosts: his ministers who do his will.
22 Praise Adonai, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Adonai, my soul!
Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
