Psalms 103
1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Praise Adonai, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
Praise Adonai, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits;
3 who forgives all thine iniquities, who heals all thy diseases,
who forgives all your depravities (moral evils); who heals all your diseases;
4 who redeems thy life from destruction, who crowns thee with loving kindness and tender mercies,
who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with chesed ·loving-kindness· and tender rachamim ·merciful loves·;
5 who satisfies thy desire with good things, and thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 Jehovah executes righteous acts, and judgments for all who are oppressed.
Adonai executes righteous acts, and mishpat ·justice· for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his doings to the sons of Israel.
He made known his ways to Moses [Drawn out], his deeds to the children of Israel [God prevails].
8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
Adonai is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in chesed ·loving-kindness·.
9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep it forever.
He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
He has not dealt with us according to our crimes deserving penalty, sins ·missing the goal·, nor repaid us for our depravities (moral evils).
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his chesed ·loving-kindness· 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 rebellious breaches of relationships from us.
13 Like as a father pities his sons, So Jehovah pities those who fear him.
Like a father has racham ·compassionate merciful love· on his children, so Adonai has racham ·compassionate merciful love· on those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust.
For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass, as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof shall know it no more.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more.
17 But the loving kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear him, and his righteousness to son's sons,
But Adonai’s chesed ·loving-kindness· is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;
18 to such as keep his covenant, and to those who remember his precepts to do them.
to those who keep his covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·, to those who remember to obey his precepts.
19 Jehovah has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Adonai has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless Jehovah, ye his agents, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, hearkening to the voice of his word.
Praise Adonai, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, Sh'ma ·hearing obeying· the voice of his word.
21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, ye ministers of his, who do his pleasure.
Praise Adonai, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
22 Bless Jehovah, all ye his works in all places of his dominion. Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
Praise Adonai, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Adonai, my soul!
